Meanings
adjectiveunladen (not comparable)
- not comparableNot carrying anything; unburdened.
What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
1975, Monty Python, Monty Python and the Holy Grail
verb
- participlepastpast participle of unlade
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From un- + laden, from lade (“to load or burden”).
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APA
unladen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unladen
MLA
“unladen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unladen. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unladen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unladen.
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