unheard

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
12
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ʌnˈhɜː(ɹ)d/

Definition of unheard

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Not heard.
    “Her cries for help remained unheard.”
    “When night had fallen, the she-demon stole forth toward the hall, which she entered unheard and unseen.”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Not heard.
    “Her cries for help remained unheard.”
    “When night had fallen, the she-demon stole forth toward the hall, which she entered unheard and unseen.”
  2. (not-comparable)Not listened to.
    “There are no "bad" emotions; rather, there are only heard emotions and unheard emotions.”
    “c. 1693?, John Dryden, Amaryllis What pangs I feel, unpitied and unheard!”
  3. (not-comparable)Not known to fame; not illustrious or celebrated; obscure.
    “Nor was his name unheard or unadored.”

verb

  1. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of unhear

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Middle English unherd, unherde, from Old English unġehīered (“unheard”), equivalent to un- + heard. Cognate with West Frisian ûnheard (“unheard”), Dutch ongehoord (“unheard”), German ungehört (“unheard”).

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