Meanings
adjectiveunregretful (comparative more unregretful, superlative most unregretful)
comparative more unregretful · superlative most unregretful
- Not regretful; having no regrets.
How peacefully the eyes Face us! Contented, unregretful eyes, That carry in them the whole tale of life With its one moral—"Thus all was—thus best."
1866, Dinah Maria Craik, Poems, The Garden-Chair
Synonyms & antonyms
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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-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰreh₁d-
- Proto-Germanic*grētaną
- Frankish*grātan
- Old French*greter
- Old Frenchregreter
- Middle Englishregretten
- Englishregret
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*pl̥h₁nós
- Proto-Germanic*fullaz
- Englishregretful
- Englishunregretful
Translations
Greek αμετανόητος
- αμετανόητος (ametanóitos)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
unregretful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unregretful
MLA
“unregretful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unregretful. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unregretful,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unregretful.
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