unheardadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈhəːd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈhərd/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2. Compare North Frisian unhiard , Old Norse and Icelandic ú- , óheyrðr (Swedish ohörd , Danish uhørt ); also Old English ungehéred (in sense 2), Middle Dutch ongehoort (Dutch -hoord), Middle Low German ungehôrt, Old High German ungehôret (Middle High German -hôrt, -hœrt, German -hört).

a. Not caught or apprehended by the sense of hearing; not heard.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [adjective] > unheard

unhearda1300

a1300 Cursor Mundi 25182 Or ai vm-quil vr bon es right, Bot vnherd thoru vr aun plight.

1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) iii. 294 The prayer..may not be vnherde.

1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) i. 51 He that wyttyngly leuyth oughte of these holy houres vnsayde & vnharde..he synneth deadly.

a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) iv. ii. 136 But if you be a-feard to heare the worst, Then let the worst vn-heard, fall on your head.

1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. i. 21 Clamour grew dumb, vnheard was Shepheards song, And silence girt the Woods.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 395 Their childrens cries unheard, that past through fire.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iii. 645 He drew not nigh unheard .

1742 E. Young Complaint: Night the Third 24 To see what we have seen? Hear, till unheard the same old Slobber'd Tale?

1796 F. Burney Camilla V. ix. ii. 66 The energy of Melmond made her approach unheard.

1842 J. Wilson Recreations Christopher North I. 89 Not unheard, although scarcely noticed, was the cry of the curlew.

1894 M. Dyan All in Man's Keeping (1899) 143 Craving..for the sound of the long-unheard familiar tones.

b. Of persons: Not heard in self-defence or entreaty; not listened to.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > ignoring, disregard > [adjective] > by not hearing > not listened to

unheard1595

unlistened1653

1595 S. Daniel First Fowre Bks. Ciuile Warres iii. xxii. sig. N4^v Neuer shall this poore breath of mine consent That he..Should here be iudgd vnheard, and vnaraignd.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iii. xii. 24 This if shee performe, She shall not sue vnheard .

a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) v. i. 43 Say that Martius returne mee..vnheard: what then?

1655 in F. P. Verney & M. M. Ferney Mem. Verney Family 17th Cent. (1907) I. 538 I will not condemn you unheard.

1718 M. Prior Solomon on Vanity ii, in Poems Several Occasions (new ed.) 458 Un~hear'd the injur'd Orphans now complain.

1761 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy IV. Slawkenbergius's Tale 25 Am I to be the sport of fortune and slander—destined to be driven forth unconvicted—unheard—untouched.

1805 W. Scott Lay of Last Minstrel v. xxiii. 147 Unheard he prays;'tis o'er, 'tis o'er! Richard of Musgrave breathes no more.

a. Not before heard of; unknown, new, strange.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > that which is unknown > [adjective]

uncouthc897

neweOE

fremdc950

unknownOE

unseena1200

unketha1275

unkedc1275

strange13..

disguisyc1330

unknowedc1380

aliena1382

unhearda1382

unkenneda1400

ranishc1400

ignorant?a1475

unwittenc1485

unbekend1513

unacquainted1551

unkent1579

unwitted1582

unfamiliar1593

unsounded1594

incognite1609

ignote1623

in the urn1658

unfathomed1659

unexperienced1698

unknown-of1700

undiscovered1707

inaudite1708

darka1727

unascertained1751

unwist1757

unknownst1805

unbeknown1824

unbeknownst1848

unsampled1890

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [adjective] > new, novel, or not previously known

newOE

fresha1382

unhearda1382

new-founda1425

raw1448

newfanglec1450

newfangled?1531

new-fashioned1574

novile1586

modern1590

newelty1590

unheard1592

novellous1601

new-discovered1609

novelizing1625

nouvelle1650

new-type1887

edgy1976

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adjective] > of an exceptional degree

unhearda1382

unheard1592

uncomparable1826

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Esther xvi. 13 For Mardoche..with newe maner and vnherd engynes ful out askide [Haman] in to deth.

1459 Rolls of Parl. V. 346/1 His fals and traiterous ymaginations,..compassed by the most unherd meanes.

c1480 (a1400) St. Katherine 845 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 466 With wnhard pane sa felloun[l]y scho sall be slaane.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Macc. iv. 13 The Heithenish & straunge conuersacion, brought in thorow the vngracious and vnherde wickednesse of Iason.

1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. D2^v A hudge woonder, of the vnhard secretes neuer before reported of.

1658 A. Cokayne Trappolin iv. ii, in Small Poems 494 Some unheard malady Unknown unto the world before.

1677 A. Yarranton England's Improvem. 7 Notwithstanding all these strange, and unheard Inconveniences, yet they will not quit their Station.

1746 P. Francis tr. Horace Art of Poetry 68 A new-discover'd Theme.., unheard in ancient Times.

1813 P. B. Shelley Queen Mab vii. 93 Humbly he came,..his name unheard, Save by the rabble of his native town.

b. More usually with of. (Common from c1600.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [adjective] > new, novel, or not previously known

newOE

fresha1382

unhearda1382

new-founda1425

raw1448

newfanglec1450

newfangled?1531

new-fashioned1574

novile1586

modern1590

newelty1590

unheard1592

novellous1601

new-discovered1609

novelizing1625

nouvelle1650

new-type1887

edgy1976

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adjective] > of an exceptional degree

unhearda1382

unheard1592

uncomparable1826

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > greatly or very much [phrase] > extremely > unheard of

unheard1592

1592 Greenes Groats-worth of Witte To Gentl. Acquaint. sig. E4^v If wofull experience may moue you (Gentlemen) to beware, or vnheard of wretchednes intreate you to take heed.

1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 145 Inflicting vnheard-of tortures on the patient Christians.

1699 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris (new ed.) 170 The Phrase was then so new and unheard of, that it puzzled a whole City.

1752 in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. i. 308 An Arminian who governed with unheard of Despotism.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 20 This new, and hitherto unheard-of bill of rights.

1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lxvii. 622 She tended him through a series of unheard-of illnesses.

1891 F. W. Farrar Darkness & Dawn I. xv. 125 From the first he broke out into unheard-of extravagance.

Derivatives

unheard-of-ness n.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	unheard
释义	unheardadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈhəːd/, U.S. /ˌənˈhərd/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2. Compare North Frisian unhiard , Old Norse and Icelandic ú- , óheyrðr (Swedish ohörd , Danish uhørt ); also Old English ungehéred (in sense 2), Middle Dutch ongehoort (Dutch -hoord), Middle Low German ungehôrt, Old High German ungehôret (Middle High German -hôrt, -hœrt, German -hört). 1. a. Not caught or apprehended by the sense of hearing; not heard. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [adjective] > unheard unhearda1300 a1300 Cursor Mundi 25182 Or ai vm-quil vr bon es right, Bot vnherd thoru vr aun plight. 1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) iii. 294 The prayer..may not be vnherde. 1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) i. 51 He that wyttyngly leuyth oughte of these holy houres vnsayde & vnharde..he synneth deadly. a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) iv. ii. 136 But if you be a-feard to heare the worst, Then let the worst vn-heard, fall on your head. View more context for this quotation 1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. i. 21 Clamour grew dumb, vnheard was Shepheards song, And silence girt the Woods. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 395 Their childrens cries unheard, that past through fire. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iii. 645 He drew not nigh unheard . View more context for this quotation 1742 E. Young Complaint: Night the Third 24 To see what we have seen? Hear, till unheard the same old Slobber'd Tale? 1796 F. Burney Camilla V. ix. ii. 66 The energy of Melmond made her approach unheard. 1842 J. Wilson Recreations Christopher North I. 89 Not unheard, although scarcely noticed, was the cry of the curlew. 1894 M. Dyan All in Man's Keeping (1899) 143 Craving..for the sound of the long-unheard familiar tones. b. Of persons: Not heard in self-defence or entreaty; not listened to. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > ignoring, disregard > [adjective] > by not hearing > not listened to unheard1595 unlistened1653 1595 S. Daniel First Fowre Bks. Ciuile Warres iii. xxii. sig. N4^v Neuer shall this poore breath of mine consent That he..Should here be iudgd vnheard, and vnaraignd. a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iii. xii. 24 This if shee performe, She shall not sue vnheard . View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) v. i. 43 Say that Martius returne mee..vnheard: what then? View more context for this quotation 1655 in F. P. Verney & M. M. Ferney Mem. Verney Family 17th Cent. (1907) I. 538 I will not condemn you unheard. 1718 M. Prior Solomon on Vanity ii, in Poems Several Occasions (new ed.) 458 Un~hear'd the injur'd Orphans now complain. 1761 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy IV. Slawkenbergius's Tale 25 Am I to be the sport of fortune and slander—destined to be driven forth unconvicted—unheard—untouched. 1805 W. Scott Lay of Last Minstrel v. xxiii. 147 Unheard he prays;'tis o'er, 'tis o'er! Richard of Musgrave breathes no more. 2. a. Not before heard of; unknown, new, strange. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > that which is unknown > [adjective] uncouthc897 neweOE fremdc950 unknownOE unseena1200 unketha1275 unkedc1275 strange13.. disguisyc1330 unknowedc1380 aliena1382 unhearda1382 unkenneda1400 ranishc1400 ignorant?a1475 unwittenc1485 unbekend1513 unacquainted1551 unkent1579 unwitted1582 unfamiliar1593 unsounded1594 incognite1609 ignote1623 in the urn1658 unfathomed1659 unexperienced1698 unknown-of1700 undiscovered1707 inaudite1708 darka1727 unascertained1751 unwist1757 unknownst1805 unbeknown1824 unbeknownst1848 unsampled1890 the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [adjective] > new, novel, or not previously known newOE fresha1382 unhearda1382 new-founda1425 raw1448 newfanglec1450 newfangled?1531 new-fashioned1574 novile1586 modern1590 newelty1590 unheard1592 novellous1601 new-discovered1609 novelizing1625 nouvelle1650 new-type1887 edgy1976 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adjective] > of an exceptional degree unhearda1382 unheard1592 uncomparable1826 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Esther xvi. 13 For Mardoche..with newe maner and vnherd engynes ful out askide [Haman] in to deth. 1459 Rolls of Parl. V. 346/1 His fals and traiterous ymaginations,..compassed by the most unherd meanes. c1480 (a1400) St. Katherine 845 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 466 With wnhard pane sa felloun[l]y scho sall be slaane. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Macc. iv. 13 The Heithenish & straunge conuersacion, brought in thorow the vngracious and vnherde wickednesse of Iason. 1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. D2^v A hudge woonder, of the vnhard secretes neuer before reported of. 1658 A. Cokayne Trappolin iv. ii, in Small Poems 494 Some unheard malady Unknown unto the world before. 1677 A. Yarranton England's Improvem. 7 Notwithstanding all these strange, and unheard Inconveniences, yet they will not quit their Station. 1746 P. Francis tr. Horace Art of Poetry 68 A new-discover'd Theme.., unheard in ancient Times. 1813 P. B. Shelley Queen Mab vii. 93 Humbly he came,..his name unheard, Save by the rabble of his native town. b. More usually with of. (Common from c1600.) ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [adjective] > new, novel, or not previously known newOE fresha1382 unhearda1382 new-founda1425 raw1448 newfanglec1450 newfangled?1531 new-fashioned1574 novile1586 modern1590 newelty1590 unheard1592 novellous1601 new-discovered1609 novelizing1625 nouvelle1650 new-type1887 edgy1976 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adjective] > of an exceptional degree unhearda1382 unheard1592 uncomparable1826 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > greatly or very much [phrase] > extremely > unheard of unheard1592 1592 Greenes Groats-worth of Witte To Gentl. Acquaint. sig. E4^v If wofull experience may moue you (Gentlemen) to beware, or vnheard of wretchednes intreate you to take heed. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 145 Inflicting vnheard-of tortures on the patient Christians. 1699 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris (new ed.) 170 The Phrase was then so new and unheard of, that it puzzled a whole City. 1752 in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. i. 308 An Arminian who governed with unheard of Despotism. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 20 This new, and hitherto unheard-of bill of rights. View more context for this quotation 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lxvii. 622 She tended him through a series of unheard-of illnesses. 1891 F. W. Farrar Darkness & Dawn I. xv. 125 From the first he broke out into unheard-of extravagance. Derivatives unheard-of-ness n. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.a1300
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