unhardened

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adjective

Not hardened; still soft.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectiveunhardened (comparative more unhardened, superlative most unhardened)

comparative more unhardened · superlative most unhardened

  1. Not hardened; still soft.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot brought to a proper consistency or hardness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishhardened
  9. Englishunhardened

From un- + hardened.

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APA

unhardened. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhardened

MLA

“unhardened.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhardened. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unhardened,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhardened.

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