Unanglicized

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Describing a form of a word or phrase that has not been altered or adapted into English spelling, pronunciation, or morphology
2. Referring to a term or name preserved in its original foreign language form without English modification
3. Characterizing vocabulary or expressions maintained in their native linguistic style, not Anglicized or converted to English norms

Etymology: "Unanglicized" is a plain formation: the prefix "un-" meaning "not" attached to "anglicized," the past participle of "anglicize." Anglicize is itself built from "Anglo-," from Medieval Latin "Anglus" (English), and the suffix "-ize," which turns a noun or adjective into a verb meaning "to make or become like." To anglicize something is to make it conform to English spelling, pronunciation, or usage, so "unanglicized" describes a foreign word or name left in its original form. The word therefore contrasts a loanword that has been adapted with one that has kept its native shape. A French place name pronounced in French, or a Japanese term written in its original script, would be described this way. Because the parts are transparent, the term needs little further explanation.

Synonyms: unadapted, unaltered, original

Antonyms: anglicized, adapted, altered