Home › Words › U › unfretunfretunfret · verb — to smooth after being fretted.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, unfret ranks #2,501 of 43,042 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom un- + fret.verbTo smooth after being fretted.e.g.“My mind misgives: to Joppa will I fly, And for a while to Tharsus shape my course, Until the Lord unfret his angry brows.” — 1590, Thomas Lodge and Robert Greene, A Looking Glass for London and England:To sooth or calm; to make or become less fretful or stressed.e.g.“"She'll be all right," Madge assured him. "Now you go out a while, and unfret yourself. It's a boy you've got."” — 1936, Frederick Stallknecht Wight, The Chronicle of Aaron Kane, page 28:To remove (a string) from the frets of a musical instrument.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.unfretting 77% match — Calm; not fretful. vs unfret →unfurrow 63% match — To remove the furrows from. vs unfret →unruffle 62% match — To remove ruffles from; to make smooth. vs unfret →unfrizz 58% match — To remove the curls from (hair). vs unfret →unfur 57% match — To remove fur from. vs unfret →unfog 57% match — To remove the moisture or fog from. vs unfret →befret 56% match — To fret vs unfret →unfestered 56% match — Not having festered. vs unfret →