unclosed

unclosed is the simple past and past participle of unclose.

Meaning of unclose

unclose (third-person singular simple present uncloses, present participle unclosing, simple past and past participle unclosed)

(ambitransitive) To open; to unclench.
- They measured it to some considerable length—another door presented itself to the searching hand of Carlstadt the Baron, but resisted the repeated efforts made to unclose it.1807, [Miss Guion], chapter I, in The Three Germans. Mysteries Exemplified in the Life of Holstein of Lutztein. A German Romance. […], volume I, London: […] J[ames] F[letcher] Hughes, […], →OCLC...
(transitive) To disclose (something secret or hidden).
- Loue in what ere hee doth, doth not diſguiſe his face, / His harte lyes on his toung, vnſeen hee neuer goes, / Hee weares no Giges ring, hee is not one of thoſe, / Hee doth vncloſe his thoghts, to gayn vnfayned grace[.]1608, Otho Venius, translated by R[ichard] V[erstegan], “Loue Requyres Sinceritie”, in Amorum Emblemata, Figuris Æneis Incisa Studio Othonis Væni Bataou-Lugdunensis. Emblemes of Loue. […], Antwerp...
To undo the act of closing; to restore (something closed).
- to unclose a window

unclosed (not comparable)

Not closed; left open.
- The unclosed front door made the neighbours suspect a burglary.
- The Web page failed validation because it had an unclosed tag.

From un- + closed.

What does unclosed mean?: Unclosed means not closed; left open.
What is unclosed the simple past and past participle of?: Unclosed is the simple past and past participle of unclose.
What part of speech is unclosed?: Unclosed is an adjective.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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