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untitled

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate UK //ʌntˈaɪtəld// un·ti·tled

adj. not having a name or title. You use this to describe a book, song, or painting that the creator did not name.

adj. lacking a formal title or name. Often used to describe creative works or documents that remain unnamed by their author.


SIMPLE

The artist left the painting untitled.

CONTEXTUAL

The band's third album was released as an untitled collection of songs, leaving fans to invent their own names for the tracks.

COMPLEX

Scholars often refer to the untitled manuscript by its opening line, as the author died before providing a formal heading for the work.

Synonyms
Origin

From un- + titled.

Usage

Typically used as a predicative adjective after a linking verb or as a postpositive modifier following the noun it describes.

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