WordGarden.iounheated
A2Pronunciation
UK
- /ʌnhˈiːtɪd/
US
- /ʌnhˈiːtɪd/
Meanings
Adjective
not warmed or kept warm
calm and not emotionally intense
Beyond the definition
Imagine stepping into a cabin on a snowy winter day: if it's unheated, you'll feel the chill right away. "Unheated" simply means not warmed or not supplied with heat, whether by a fire, central heating, or some other source. It often describes rooms, buildings, greenhouses, pools, or cars that stay at the natural temperature of the surroundings because no heating has been used. The word usually suggests that heat could have been provided, but was not.
The word "unheated" describes something that has not been warmed or is not supplied with heat. It is often used for places, containers, or systems that could be heated but are left without heating. Think about a greenhouse: an unheated greenhouse relies on sunlight and the outside weather, while a heated one uses equipment to keep the temperature higher.
You'll often see "unheated" with nouns like room, house, garage, attic, pool, greenhouse, or car. An unheated pool may feel very cold in spring. An unheated garage may be almost as cold as the air outside. An unheated room has no active source of warmth, even if it is indoors. In this way, the word does more than say something is cold: it points to the absence of heating.
The word is mainly literal, not figurative. In standard use, it usually refers to temperature and heating rather than emotion or tone. So, whether you are describing a chilly room, a cold pool, or a greenhouse in winter, "unheated" tells the reader that no heat was added and that the thing stayed at its natural temperature.
Examples
- 1
Weekend lodging
We rented a small unheated cabin for the weekend.
- 2
Swimming pool
The pool is unheated, so it is only comfortable in summer.
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Winter storage
Paint can go bad if you leave it in an unheated garage all winter.
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Forms and spellings
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Main spelling
- unheatedadjective