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.
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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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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
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
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
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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