Uncropped

Part of speech: adjective

Pronunciation: /ʌnˈkɹɒpt/

Definitions

1. Describing an image or photograph that has not been trimmed or reduced from its original dimensions; referring to something not shortened or cut off from its full extent; indicating a form that retains all original parts without removal
2. Pertaining to content that remains in its original size without any portions cut away; characterizing an item that has preserved its complete boundaries without any sections eliminated; relating to an unaltered form that shows the entire original area without any parts omitted
3. Referring to a visual or material subject that has not been subject to cutting or editing to remove edges; describing something keeping all of its original area intact without cropping; denoting an object or representation that maintains full original coverage without modification

Etymology: The word "uncropped" is a plain English compound: the prefix "un-", meaning "not", attached to "cropped," the past participle of "crop." That prefix has been part of English since Old English, when it was a common way to negate verbs and adjectives, and it stayed productive for centuries, so forming new words like this one was routine rather than special. "Crop" itself carries the older sense that gives "uncropped" its literal meaning. The verb originally meant to cut off or trim the top of something, and it was applied to plants, hair, and animal parts, such as the ears or tail of a dog, which were once clipped as a matter of routine. "Cropped" therefore describes something that has had its outer edge or top removed, and "uncropped" describes something that still has every part it started with. In modern use the word appears most often in photography and printing, where an image left uncropped keeps its full frame rather than being trimmed to a smaller area.

Synonyms: untrimmed, unshorn, unpruned, unharvested, unmowed

Antonyms: cropped, trimmed, pruned, harvested, mowed