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unheard-of

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

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Previously unknown; unprecedented.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

previously unknown

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a first novel by an unheard of writer
  • developments on an unheard-of scale

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: нечуван (nečuvan) — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • Chinese Mandarin: 聞所未聞 /闻所未闻 (wénsuǒwèiwén) — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • Danish: uhørt — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • Danish: uerhørt — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • Danish: uset — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • Esperanto: neaŭdita — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • Finnish: ennenkuulumaton — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • French: inouï — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • French: sans précédent — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • German: einmalig — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • German: unerhört — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • German: bisher unbekannt — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • German: bislang nicht gekannt — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • German: beispiellos — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • Ancient Greek: ἄπυστος (ápustos) — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • Latin: inaudītus — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • Macedonian: нечуен (nečuen) — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • Norwegian Bokmål: uhørt — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • Polish: niesłychany — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • Portuguese: sem precedentes — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • Romanian: nemaiauzit — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • Romanian: nemaipomenit — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • Russian: неслы́ханный (neslýxannyj) — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • Spanish: inaudito — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • Spanish: insólito — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • Spanish: sin precedente[s] — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • Spanish: inédito — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • Spanish: que nunca se ha visto — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • Swedish: oerhörd — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • Swedish: hittils okänd — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • Tocharian B: eṅklyauṣätte — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • Turkish: duyulmadık — previously unknown; unprecedented
  • Ukrainian: нечу́ваний (nečúvanyj) — previously unknown; unprecedented