un·bound ( n-bound )v. Past tense and past participle of unbind. adj. 1. Not bound: unbound manuscripts; an unbound book. 2. Freed from bonds or restraints; released: an unbound captive. |
unbound [ʌnˈbaʊnd]
vb
the past tense and past participle of unbind
adj
1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (of a book) not bound within a cover
2. not restrained or tied down by bonds
3. (Linguistics) (of a morpheme) able to form a word by itself; free
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. |  unbound - not secured within a cover; "an unbound book"bound - secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form; "bound volumes"; "leather-bound volumes" |
| 2. | unbound - not restrained or tied down by bonds free - able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice" bound - confined by bonds; "bound and gagged hostages" | |
| 3. | unbound - not held in chemical or physical combination free - unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion; "free expansion"; "free oxygen"; "a free electron" |
Translations
unbound pret, ptp of unbind
adj
(= not tied) hair → gelöst, nicht zusammengehalten or zusammengebunden; prisoner → losgekettet, von den Fesseln befreit; (= loose) wheat → ungebündelt; Prometheus unbound → der befreite Prometheus
book → ungebunden
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