unironed

Thân thiện

A pile of unironed shirts sits on the laundry room table.

Definition

Adjective: * Not ironed: Describes linens, clothes, or other fabric items that have been washed (or otherwise become wrinkled) and have not been smoothed with a hot iron to remove the creases and wrinkles.

Usage

This adjective is used directly before a noun to describe its state. * It is the direct opposite of "ironed." * It describes the condition of the fabric, not the action. The action is "to leave unironed" or "to not iron."

Examples

• She sorted the clean clothes into piles of unironed shirts and ironed trousers.
• He prefers the casual look of unironed linen.
• After doing the laundry, I put away the unironed sheets for later.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used figuratively to describe something that appears rough, unfinished, or lacking polish.
  • Example: His unironed prose was full of raw emotion.

Variants and Related Words

• Ironed (adj.): The direct antonym; describing fabric smoothed with an iron.
• Wrinkled (adj.): Having creases or folds. While "unironed" items are typically wrinkled, "wrinkled" can describe the state of any fabric, regardless of whether it was ever ironed.
• Creased (adj.): Having a line or fold, especially a sharp one. An unironed shirt may be generally wrinkled, while an ironed one has intentional creases.
• Rumpled (adj.): Crushed or mussed into a state of disarray. This implies a more disordered state than simply "unironed."

Synonyms

• Non-ironed
• Wrinkled
• Unpressed (commonly used for garments like suits and dress shirts)

Antonyms

• Ironed
• Pressed
• Smooth

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (of linens or clothes) not ironed
   • a pile of unironed laundry
   • wore unironed jeans

Từ đồng nghĩa

• wrinkled