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unbroken

  • adjective
  • un·bro·ken
  • /ʌnˈbɹoʊkn̩/

Whole, not divided into parts.

Example

“After the vase had fallen down the flight of stairs we were amazed to find it still unbroken.”

Other meanings

  1. Of a horse, not tamed.

    “There is something majestic about the spirit of an unbroken mustang as it runs wild across the prairie.”

  2. Continuous, without interruption.

    “The team's unbroken winning streak was a record.”

Example sentences

  • “They rise, unbroken by the storms of life.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old English "unġebrocen".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “unbroken” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.