Meanings
adjectiveunlicensed (comparative more unlicensed, superlative most unlicensed)
comparative more unlicensed · superlative most unlicensed
- Not licensed; not officially authorized.
Since then, three more babies have died in unlicensed child-care programs in Virginia.
2014 November 14, Sharon Veatch, “Child-care licensing isn't hard — but it should be required”, in The Washington Post - Without permission.
- Free from requiring a license.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivelacking official approval
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishlicensed
- Englishunlicensed
Translations
Danish uautoriseret
- uautoriseretnot licensed
German nicht lizenziert, nicht zugelassen
- nicht lizenziertnot licensed
- nicht zugelassennot licensed
Icelandic próflaus
- próflausnot licensed
Japanese 無免許の, 潜りの
- 無免許の (mumenkyo no)not licensed
- 潜りの (moguri no)not licensed
Portuguese não licenciado
- não licenciadonot licensed
Romanian nelicențiat
- nelicențiatnot licensed
Russian нелицензионный
- нелицензионный (nelicenzionnyj)not licensed
Turkish lisanssız
- lisanssıznot licensed
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
APA
unlicensed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unlicensed
MLA
“unlicensed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unlicensed. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unlicensed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unlicensed.
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