Meanings
adjectiveunmechanical (comparative more unmechanical, superlative most unmechanical)
comparative more unmechanical · superlative most unmechanical
- Not mechanical.
'You must excuse my common way of speaking. I have got into the habit of calling places over which I pass by their unmechanical names.'
1909, E.M. Forster, “I”, in The Machine Stops
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(of a person) lacking mechanical skills
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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*megʰ-der.?
- Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
- Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
- Latinmēchanicus
- Old Frenchmecanique
- Middle Englishmechanic
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Middle Englishmechanical
- Englishmechanical
- Englishunmechanical
From un- + mechanical.
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APA
unmechanical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmechanical
MLA
“unmechanical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmechanical. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unmechanical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmechanical.
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