Meanings
adjectiveunleavened (not comparable)
- especiallynot comparableWithout any yeast or other raising agent.
They were eating unleavened bread.
Synonyms: leavenless · Antonyms: leavened
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁lengʷʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁léngʰus
- Proto-Italic*breɣʷisinflu.
- Proto-Italic*leɣʷis
- Latinlevis
- Latinlevō
- Vulgar Latin*levāmen
- Old Frenchlevain
- Middle Englishlevayn
- Englishleaven
- Englishleavened
- Englishunleavened
From un- + leavened (adjective).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἄζυμος
- ἄζυμος (ázumos)without yeast
Bulgarian безква́сен
- безква́сен (bezkvásen)without yeast
Catalan alís, àzim
- alíswithout yeast
- àzimwithout yeast
Chinese Mandarin 無酵 /无酵
- 無酵 /无酵without yeast
Danish usyret
- usyretwithout yeast
Dutch ongedesemd, ongedesemde
- ongedesemdwithout yeast
- ongedesemdewithout yeast
Finnish kohottamaton, happamaton
- kohottamatonwithout yeast
- happamatonwithout yeast
German ungesäuert, derb
- ungesäuertwithout yeast
- derbwithout yeast
Greek άζυμος
- άζυμος (ázymos)without yeast
Hungarian kovásztalan
- kovásztalanwithout yeast
Irish slim
- slimwithout yeast
Italian azzimo
- azzimowithout yeast
Latin azȳmus, sine fermentō
- azȳmuswithout yeast
- sine fermentōwithout yeast
- sine levāmentōwithout yeast
- subcineritiuswithout yeast
Māori rēwenakore
- rēwenakorewithout yeast
Polish przaśny
- przaśnywithout yeast
Portuguese ázimo
- ázimowithout yeast
Russian пре́сный
- пре́сный (présnyj)without yeast
Spanish ácimo, ázimo
- ácimowithout yeast
- ázimowithout yeast
- sin levadurawithout yeast
Swedish ojäst, osyrad
- ojästwithout yeast
- osyradwithout yeast
Turkish mayasız
- mayasızwithout yeast
Welsh cri
- criwithout yeast
Cite this entry
APA
unleavened. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unleavened
MLA
“unleavened.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unleavened. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unleavened,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unleavened.
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