unfain

U1N1F4A1I1N1

adjective

Not fain; sorrowful; sorry.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

adjectiveunfain (comparative more unfain, superlative most unfain)

comparative more unfain · superlative most unfain

  1. archaicNot fain; sorrowful; sorry.

Origin

  1. Old Englishunfæġen
  2. Middle Englishunfain
  3. Englishunfain

From Middle English unfain, unfein, unfawe, from Old English unfæġen, equivalent to un- + fain.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

unfain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfain

MLA

“unfain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfain. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unfain,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfain.

Source: unfain on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.