unheard of
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Unheard \Un*heard"\, a.
1. Not heard; not perceived by the ear; as, words unheard by
those present.
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2. 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; as, to condem? a man
unheard.
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What pangs I feel, unpitied and unheard! --Dryden.
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3. Not known to fame; not illustrious or celebrated; obscure.
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Nor was his name unheard or unadored. --Milton.
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{Unheard of}.
(a) Not heard of; of which there are no tidings.
(b) Unknown to fame; obscure. --Glanvill.
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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
94 Moby Thesaurus words for "unheard of":
able, beguiling, bewildering, breakaway, different, enigmatic,
exceptional, extraordinary, fabulous, fantastic, fascinating,
ignotus, incalculable, incognizable, incomprehensible,
inconceivable, incredible, inglorious, little known, marvelous,
miraculous, mysterious, nameless, no credit to, novel, obscure,
offbeat, original, outlandish, passing strange, phenomenal,
prodigious, puzzling, rare, recherche, remarkable, renownless,
sealed, sensational, strange, striking, stupendous, sui generis,
unapparent, unapprehended, unascertained, unbeknown, uncelebrated,
uncharted, unclassified, uncommon, uncustomary, undisclosed,
undiscoverable, undiscovered, undistinguished, undivulged,
undreamed-of, unexpected, unexplained, unexplored, unexposed,
unfamed, unfamiliar, unfathomed, unglorified, unheard, unhonored,
unidentified, unimaginable, uninvestigated, unique, unknowable,
unknown, unnotable, unnoted, unnoticed, unordinary, unperceived,
unplumbed, unpopular, unprecedented, unremarked, unrenowned,
unrevealed, unsung, unsuspected, unthought-of, untouched, unusual,
unwonted, virgin, wonderful, wondrous
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