Dictionary entry

Unheard

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Un‐heard″ (?), a. 1. Not heard; not perceived by the ear; as, words unheard by those present.

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.

What pangs I feel, unpitied and unheard! Dryden.

3. Not known to fame; not illustrious or celebrated; obscure.

Nor was his name unheard or unadored. Milton.

Unheard of. (a) Not heard of; of which there are no tidings. (b) Unknown to fame; obscure. Glanvill.