Definition
Not written down on paper or in text; often refers to rules or laws that are understood and followed but not officially recorded.
Etymology
From 'un-' (not) plus 'written' (past participle of write). The concept of 'unwritten rules' and 'unwritten law' became important in discussing social customs and traditions.
Kelly Says
Some of the most important rules aren't written: we all know you shouldn't stare at strangers or interrupt people, but nobody needs a law book for this. Unwritten rules are often more powerful than written ones because we internalize them as 'just how things are done.'
Translations
ARالعربية
لم يكتب
lam ya-kit-ab
BNবাংলা
লেখা হয়নি
lekha hoy-ni
CACatalà
no escrit
no es-krit
CSČeština
nezapsaný
ne-za-p-san-y
DADansk
uforfat
u-for-fat
DEDeutsch
ungeschrieben
un-ge-schri-ben
ELΕλληνικά
απρόσγραπτος
a-pro-s-grap-tos
ESEspañol
no escrito
no es-kri-to
FAفارسی
نوشته نشده
no-she-te-she-na-ke
FISuomi
kirjoittamaton
kir-jo-it-ta-ma-ton
FRFrançais
non écrit
non e-krit
GUGU
લખાયેલ નહિં
lak-ha-ye-l ni-n
HAHA
ba a rubuta
ba a ru-bu-ta
HEעברית
בלתי כתוב
ba-le-ti-k-tov
HIहिन्दी
लिखित नहीं
li-kit nahin
HUMagyar
íratlan
ir-a-tlan
IDBahasa Indonesia
belum ditulis
belum di-tu-li-s
ITItaliano
inespresso
in-es-pres-so
JA日本語
書かれていない
ka-ke-te-i-nai
KKKK
жазылмаған
ja-zyl-ma-gan
KO한국어
쓰여지지 않았습니다
sseu-yeo-ji-ji-an-sseumnida
MRMR
लेखलेले नाही
le-khale-le na-hi
MSBahasa Melayu
belum ditulis
belum di-tu-li-s
MYမြန်မာ
ရေးမယ့်
ye-ma-yit
NLNederlands
geschreven
ge-schree-ven
NONorsk
ikke skrevet
ikke skree-ven
PAPA
ਲਿਖਿਆ ਨਹੀਂ
lik-hi-a na-heen
PLPolski
nie napisany
nie na-pi-sa-ny
PTPortuguês
não escrito
não es-kri-to
RORomână
ne scris
ne scris
RUРусский
не написанный
ne na-pi-san-nyy
SVSvenska
oskrivet
o-skri-vet
SWKiswahili
hakujeyuka
ha-ku-je-yu-ka
TAதமிழ்
எழுதப்படாத
e-zhu-tap-pa-da
TEతెలుగు
రాయలేద
ra-ya-le-da
THไทย
ยังไม่ได้เขียน
yang-d-et-khian
TLTL
hindi isinulat
hin-di si-nu-la-t
TRTürkçe
yazılmamış
ya-zil-ma-miş
UKУкраїнська
не написаний
ne na-pisa-nyy
VITiếng Việt
chưa viết
chua-viet
YOYO
ko ni a fi
ko ni a fi
ZUZU
alungiselelelwe
a-lungi-se-le-le-we