different between unbroken vs successive

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n?b?o?kn?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?b???kn?/
• Hyphenation: un?bro?ken

Etymology 1

From Middle English unbroken, from Old English un?ebrocen (“unbroken”), equivalent to un- +? broken. Cognate with Dutch ongebroken (“unbroken”), German Low German unbroken (“unbroken”), German ungebrochen (“unbroken”).

Adjective

unbroken (not comparable)

1. Whole, not divided into parts.

   After the vase had fallen down the flight of stairs we were amazed to find it still unbroken.

2. Of a horse, not tamed.

   There is something majestic about the spirit of an unbroken mustang as it runs wild across the prairie.

3. Continuous, without interruption.

   The team's unbroken winning streak was a record.

Synonyms

• (whole, not divided into parts): complete, entire, in one piece, undivided, whole
• (describing a horse): untamed, wild
• (continuous): continuous, uninterrupted

Antonyms

• (whole): broken, shattered, smashed, split
• (describing a horse): domesticated, tame, tamed
• (continuous): broken, interrupted

Translations

Etymology 2

From unbreak.

Verb

unbroken

1. past participle of unbreak

English

Etymology

Latin succedere (“to succeed in”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?k?s?s?v/
• Rhymes: -?s?v
• Hyphenation: suc?ces?sive

Adjective

successive (not comparable)

1. Coming one after the other in a series.

   They had won the title for five successive years.
2. Of, or relating to a succession; hereditary.

   a successive title; a successive empire

Synonyms

• (in a series): consecutive

Derived terms

• successively
• nonsuccessive

Related terms

• succeed
• success

Translations

French

Adjective

successive

1. feminine singular of successif

Italian

Adjective

successive

1. feminine singular of successivo

Latin

Adjective

success?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of success?vus

References

• successive in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Swedish

Adjective

successive

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of successiv.