unheated

Everyday

Unheated means without any heating, so it stays cold, like an unheated room, pool or greenhouse. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life: an unheated garage, conservatory or outdoor pool. In science: unheated water stays at room temperature; experiments compare heated and unheated samples. In history and social studies: poor families in unheated homes in winter.

Examples

• The unheated swimming pool was freezing. tree →
• We kept the apples in the unheated garage. tree →
• In the experiment we compared heated and unheated water. tree →
• The old church was unheated, so we wore coats. tree →
• Some families can't pay bills and live in unheated homes. tree →
• Seeds grew slowly in the unheated greenhouse. tree →

Note

Opposite: «heated». An adjective; it describes a place or thing, not a person.