Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not heard.
- adjective Not given a hearing; not listened to.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not heard; not perceived by the ear.
- Not admitted to audience or given a hearing; not permitted to speak for one's self.
- Not known to fame; not celebrated.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not heard; not perceived by the ear.
- adjective Not granted an audience or a hearing; not allowed to speak; not having made a defense, or stated one's side of a question; disregarded; unheeded.
- adjective Not known to fame; not illustrious or celebrated; obscure.
- adjective Unknown to fame; obscure.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective not
heard - adjective not
listened to
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not necessarily inaudible but not heard
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Examples
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BILL PAXTON, of the Texas Forest Service, describing the moisture content of Texas grass Sunday at what he called an "unheard of" 2% as wildfires continued burning in the drought-stricken state, where more than 34,000 acres have been consumed
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He noted that 45 per cent of unemployed Americans have been without work for six months or more, which he described as "unheard of."
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Michael Babad 2011
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BILL PAXTON, of the Texas Forest Service, describing the moisture content of Texas grass Sunday at what he called an "unheard of" 2% as wildfires continued burning in the drought-stricken state, where more than 34,000 acres have been consumed
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He noted that 45 per cent of unemployed Americans have been without work for six months or more, which he described as "unheard of."
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Michael Babad 2011
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BILL PAXTON, of the Texas Forest Service, describing the moisture content of Texas grass Sunday at what he called an "unheard of" 2% as wildfires continued burning in the drought-stricken state, where more than 34,000 acres have been consumed
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Endovanera, a label unheard of in these circles have put together a very interesting collection mixing some great materials and innovation.
SLAMXHYPE 2008
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The voice of the innocent, opress, and unheard is beggining to rise.
Global Voices in English » Iran: Storm of protest after election 2009
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They'll rise suthin 'unheard on in the spring when freightin' gits brisk.
CHAPTER 10 2010
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That summer, it had itched more often than ever, as the goblins swarmed in unheard-of numbers, and banishing them was one way of putting that itch to rest.
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No elf n safety crap about not getting feet wet etc in those days either and pollution was a word unheard of.
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