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unfelt

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ʌnˈfɛlt/
  • rhymes with -ɛlt

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not felt or experienced; without feeling or sensing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1899, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (transl.), The New Life (La Vita Nuova) of Dante Alighieri, Siddall edition, page 104. I felt a spirit of love begin to stir Within my heart, long time unfelt till then;

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Insincere.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English felt English unfelt From un- + felt.