adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˌʌnsəˈlɪsɪtɪd/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Not requested; neither welcomed nor invited.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
People have become very frustrated with unsolicited sales calls.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
not asked for
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
unasked advice
unsolicited junk mail
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unasked
Antonyms: none provided
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 solicited English unsolicited From un- + solicited.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
непоискан
(nepoiskan)
— not requested, welcome or invited
Czech:
nevyžádaný
— not requested, welcome or invited
Czech:
nežádaný
— not requested, welcome or invited
Danish:
uopfordret
— not requested, welcome or invited
Finnish:
pyytämätön
— not requested, welcome or invited
French:
volontaire
— not requested, welcome or invited
French:
spontané
— not requested, welcome or invited
Georgian:
მოულოდნელი
(moulodneli)
— not requested, welcome or invited
German:
unaufgefordert
— not requested, welcome or invited
German:
unerbeten
— not requested, welcome or invited
German:
unverlangt
— not requested, welcome or invited
Greek:
απαρακάλεστος
(aparakálestos)
— not requested, welcome or invited
Hungarian:
kéretlen
— not requested, welcome or invited
Latvian:
nelūgts
— not requested, welcome or invited
Latvian:
neprasīts
— not requested, welcome or invited
Latvian:
nevēlams
— not requested, welcome or invited
Norwegian Bokmål:
uoppfordret
— not requested, welcome or invited
Norwegian Bokmål:
uønsket
— not requested, welcome or invited
Russian:
непрошеный
(neprošenyj)
— not requested, welcome or invited
Serbo-Croatian:
netražen
— not requested, welcome or invited
Serbo-Croatian:
neželjen
— not requested, welcome or invited
Swedish:
oönskad
— not requested, welcome or invited
Swedish:
oombedd
— not requested, welcome or invited
Turkish:
istenmemiş
— not requested, welcome or invited
Turkish:
istenmeyen
— not requested, welcome or invited
