different between unrequited vs unconditional

English

Etymology

un- +? requited

Pronunciation

Adjective

unrequited (comparative more unrequited, superlative most unrequited)

1. Unanswered; not returned; not reciprocated; not repaid.
   • 1912, Eleanor H. Porter, chapter 27, in Miss Billy’s Decision:

     To her mind, a girl who would tell of the unrequited love of a man for herself, was unspeakably base.

Derived terms

• unrequited love

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• inconditional (obsolete)

Etymology

From un- +? conditional.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??nk?n?d???n?l/

Adjective

unconditional (comparative more unconditional, superlative most unconditional)

1. Absolute; without conditions, limitations, reservations or qualifications.

   Synonyms: absolute, categorical

   Antonym: conditional

Derived terms

• unconditional surrender
• conditional unconditional

Translations

Noun

unconditional (plural unconditionals)

1. That which is not conditional.
   • 1854, Victor Cousin, ?A. G. Henderson, The Philosophy of Kant: Lectures (page 90)

     The me, the world, and God, are the three unconditionals, the three absolutes […]

2. (logic) A conditional-like structure expressing that the consequent holds true regardless of the particular value of the antecedent.

References

• (logic): 2019, Artemis Alexiadou, ?Anja Arnhold, ?Julia Bacskai-Atkari, Of Trees and Birds: A Festschrift for Gisbert Fanselow (page 155)