Unheard Meaning
/ʌnˈhɜː(ɹ)d/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot heard.
adjNot listened to.
Sentence Examples
Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter.
Soon, it won't be unheard of to live to 150.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Her whisper was so low that it remained ____ by anyone in the busy cafeteria.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
His many requests for help went ____ for a long time, which made him feel very isolated and quite alone today.
Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"When night had fallen, the she-demon stole forth toward the hall, which she entered unheard and unseen."
— 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 33:
"Nor was his name unheard or unadored."
— 1667, John Milton, “Book I”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Her whisper was so low that it remained ____ by anyone in the busy cafeteria.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
His many requests for help went ____ for a long time, which made him feel very isolated and quite alone today.