Meanings
adjectiveunvented (not comparable)
- not comparableNot vented.
Anger unvented becomes pain, pain unspoken becomes rage
1986, Joseph Beam, “Brother to Brother: Words from the Heart”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 233
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot provided with vents
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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-
- Englishvented
- Englishunvented
Cite this entry
APA
unvented. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unvented
MLA
“unvented.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unvented. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unvented,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unvented.
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