unkeyed

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adjective

Atonal.

“an unkeyed flute”

Similar
atonal
OriginEnglish keyed ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunkeyed (not comparable)
  1. not comparableentertainmentAtonal.

    an unkeyed flute

  2. not comparablecomputingWithout a key.

    an unkeyed hash function

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecharacterized by avoidance of traditional western tonality

Similar
atonal
Also see
atonal

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. Englishkeyed
  9. Englishunkeyed

From un- + keyed.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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