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unsung
un·sung U0120200 (ŭn-sŭng′)adj.1. Not honored or praised; uncelebrated: an unsung hero.2. Not sung: unsung hymns.unsung (ʌnˈsʌŋ) adj1. not acclaimed or honoured: unsung deeds. 2. not yet sungun•sung (ʌnˈsʌŋ)
adj. 1. not sung; not uttered or rendered by singing. 2. not celebrated in song or verse; not praised. [1375–1425] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  unsung - not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war"obscure, unknowninglorious - not bringing honor and glory; "some mute inglorious Milton here may rest" | | 2. |  unsung - having value that is not acknowledgedunvalued, unappreciatedunacknowledged - not recognized or admitted |
unsungadjective unacknowledged, unrecognized, unappreciated, unknown, neglected, anonymous, disregarded, unnamed, uncelebrated, unhonoured, unacclaimed, unhailed They are among the unsung heroes of our time.Translationsunsung
unsung heroFig. a hero who has gotten no praise or recognition. The time has come to recognize all the unsung heroes of the battle for low-cost housing.See also: hero, unsungunsung heroesIndividuals not famous or celebrated as they deserve to be. Unsung alludes to the long epic poems of Homer and Virgil, which celebrated the heroes of Greece and Troy. Indeed, a version of the term, which dates from the late seventeenth century, appears in Alexander Pope’s translation of Homer’s Iliad—“Unwept, unhonour’d, uninterrid he lies!”—words picked up a century later by Sir Walter Scott in one of his most famous poems, “The Lay of the Last Minstrel” (1805): “And, doubly dying, shall go down To the vile dust, from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonour’d, and unsung.”See also: hero, unsungunsung
Related to unsung: unsung heroSynonyms for unsungadj unacknowledgedSynonyms- unacknowledged
- unrecognized
- unappreciated
- unknown
- neglected
- anonymous
- disregarded
- unnamed
- uncelebrated
- unhonoured
- unacclaimed
- unhailed
Synonyms for unsungadj not famous or acclaimedSynonymsRelated Wordsadj having value that is not acknowledgedSynonymsRelated Words |