unspoken

Words with a similar base: unspoken

'unspoken'

[mute.s.01] as in: expressed without speech; ; ; - Emily Dickinson; ; ; - Thomas Wolfe

Examples:
a mute appeal
a silent curse
best grief is tongueless
the words stopped at her lips unsounded
unspoken grief
choking exasperation and wordless shame

'unspoken'

[unexpressed.s.01] as in: not made explicit

Examples:
the unexpressed terms of the agreement
things left unsaid
some kind of unspoken agreement
his action is clear but his reason remains unstated

Origins

					unspoken (English)
├── spoken (English)
└── un- (English)
    ├── on- (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   ├── on- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    │   └── ond- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    ├── un- (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   └── un- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── unus (Latin)
        └── oinos (Latin)

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