uncut

English

Etymology

From Middle English unkut, uncutte, unkyt, unkutt, equivalent to un- +‎ cut.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ʌnˈkʌt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

uncut (not comparable)

1. Not cut.
2. (jewelry) Of a gemstone, not cut or ground to the desired shape.
   • 2017 October 29, Ming Liu, “Why high-end jewelers are investing in rough diamonds”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     But now a handful of houses are keen to master all stages of a stone’s journey from rough to final jewel. In September, for example, British luxury jewelers Graff Diamonds bought the uncut Lesedi La Rona, the world’s second largest diamond, for $53 million.

3. (bookbinding) Of a book, not having the page edges trimmed.
   • 1997, Charles Frazier, chapter 2, in Cold Mountain, London: Hodder and Stoughton, page 31:

     Monroe had apparently not finished it, for the pages were uncut beyond the third chapter.

4. (film, television, publishing) Of a play, film, etc., not edited or abridged by a censor.
5. Not diluted.
   • 2016, Tristan Stephenson, The Curious Bartender's Gin Palace:

     You give them your requirements (or pick a model from the brochure) and await delivery of a massive plastic container filled with uncut gin.

6. (informal) Not circumcised.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:uncircumcised

   • 1999 August 1, Jenny Bicks, “Old Dogs, New Dicks”, in Sex and the City, season 2, episode 9, spoken by Samantha:

     All I'm saying is, uncut men are the best. They try harder. I should know. I've slept with five of them.

Translations

not cut

• Bulgarian: неразрязан (nerazrjazan)
• Danish: ubeskåret
• Finnish: leikkaamaton (fi); hiomaton (fi) (of a gemstone)
• French: non coupé
• Georgian: ^{(please verify)} დაუჭრელი (dauč̣reli)
• German: ungeschnitten
• Greek: άκοπος (el) (ákopos), ακομμάτιαστος (el) (akommátiastos); ακλάδευτος (el) (akládeftos)

  Ancient Greek: ^{(please verify)} ἄτομος (átomos)

• Gujarati: ^{(please verify)} અક્ષત (akṣat)
• Hindi: अनकटा (hi) (ankaṭā)
• Hungarian: vágatlan (hu)
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Latin: ^{(please verify)} īnsectus, ^{(please verify)} incaeduus
• Latvian: ^{(please verify)} negriezts
• Malay: berkulut
• Manx: anghiarit, neuvuinnit (unharvested)
• Portuguese: não cortado
• Spanish: sin cortes

not cut or ground to the desired shape

• Bulgarian: нешлифован (bg) (nešlifovan)
• Esperanto: kruda, nefacetita
• French: non coupé
• German: ungeschliffen (de)
• Hungarian: csiszolatlan (hu)
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: não talhado, em bruto
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: oslipad (sv)

See also

• unedited
• uncensored