Unformatted

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Lacking any specific arrangement or structure; not organized according to a set pattern; presented in a raw or plain state without stylistic adjustments
2. Describing text, data, or content that has not been arranged or styled; devoid of layout enhancements or design features; existing in a basic, unstyled form
3. Referring to material that has not undergone formatting processes; without application of rules related to appearance or organization; displayed without any added visual or structural formatting

Etymology: The word is simply "formatted" with the negating prefix "un-" attached. The prefix comes down from Proto-Indo-European "*n̥-", a negative element that also gave English the "non-" and "in-" family of negations, and it reached English through Proto-Germanic and Old English as "un-", a prefix used for reversing or negating an action or quality. "Formatted" itself is built from "format," a term that came into English from the Latin "formatus," meaning "shaped" or "given form." Because "unformatted" is a straightforward compound of a common prefix and an existing adjective, its history is largely a matter of its parts. The sense "lacking any layout" follows directly from "formatted" meaning arranged or organised into a particular structure, so "unformatted" describes text, data, or a document that has not been given that arrangement. The "un-" prefix has been productive throughout English history, which is why new negated forms like this one can be coined whenever a need arises.

Synonyms: raw, plain, unstyled, unstructured, plain-text

Antonyms: formatted, styled, structured, arranged, organized