unpersonified
|un-person-i-fied|
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/ʌnˈpɝsənɪfaɪd/
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/ʌnˈpɜːs(ə)nɪfaɪd/
not given human form
Etymology
'unpersonified' originates from English, specifically the prefix 'un-' and the past participle 'personified' (from 'personify'), where 'un-' meant 'not' and 'personify' ultimately derives from Latin 'persona' meaning 'person' or 'mask'.
'unpersonified' was formed in modern English by combining the negative prefix 'un-' with the past participle 'personified' (itself from Old French/Latin roots such as Late Latin 'personificare' and Latin 'persona') and developed into the current adjective 'unpersonified'.
Initially, the elements meant 'not' + 'made into a person or given human characteristics'; over time the combined word has retained this sense of 'not given human form or human traits'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
not given human form or human characteristics; not represented as a person.
In the poem, abstract forces are deliberately unpersonified.
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Last updated: 2026/01/19 05:08
