unequal

English

Alternative forms

• unæqual, unequall (obsolete)
• unæquall (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

From Middle English unequale, equivalent to un- +‎ equal. Compare German unegal (“unlevel, uneven”).

Adjective

unequal (comparative more unequal, superlative most unequal)

1. Not the same.
2. Out of balance.

Translations

not the same

• Catalan: desigual
• Chinese: 不公平 (bù gōng píng)
• Czech: nerovný m
• Dutch: ongelijk (nl)
• Esperanto: malegala
• Finnish: eri (fi), erilainen (fi)
• German: ungleich (de)
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• Greek:

  Ancient: ἄνισος (ánisos)

• Latin: inīquus
• Romanian: inegal (ro)
• Spanish: desigual (es)
• Tagalog: ditumbas

out of balance

• Esperanto: senekvilibra
• Finnish: epätasapainoinen (fi)
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• Irish: míchothrom

Noun

unequal (plural unequals)

1. One who is not an equal.