incomplete or imperfect (of paint, polish, varnish, etc) without an applied finish; rough (of fabric) unbleached or not processed
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
un•fin•ished /ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt/USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- not finished;
not completed:some unfinished business.
un•fin•ished
(un fin′isht),USA pronunciation adj.
un•fin′ished•ness, n.
- not finished;
incomplete or unaccomplished. - lacking some special finish or surface treatment, as polish, paint, etc.
- Textiles(of cloth) not sheared following the looming process.
- Textiles(of worsted) given a slight nap.
- un-1 + finished 1530–40
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'unfinished' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Borodin
- Don Juan
- Green
- Raphael
- Schoenberg
- Statius
- black
- building
- carcass
- consummate
- crude
- embryonic
- fag end
- fieldstone
- fragment
- hang
- imperfect
- incomplete
- matte
- partial
- pending
- punch list
- racking
- railhead
- raw
- rough
- seam binding
- serge
- shell
- unclosed
- undone
- unlicked
- unvarnished
- von Sternberg
- white