Meanings
adjectiveunconstraining (comparative more unconstraining, superlative most unconstraining)
comparative more unconstraining · superlative most unconstraining
- That does not constrain
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincōn-
- Proto-Indo-European*streyg-
- Proto-Indo-European*strinégti
- Proto-Italic*stringō
- Proto-Indo-European*strengʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*stréngʰeti
- Proto-Italic*strengō
- Latinstringō
- Latincōnstringō
- Old Frenchconstreindre
- Middle Englishconstreinen
- Englishconstraining
- Englishunconstraining
From un- + constraining.
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APA
unconstraining. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconstraining
MLA
“unconstraining.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconstraining. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unconstraining,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconstraining.
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