Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unheard-of

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: un-heard-of
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Previously unknown; unprecedented.

Example Sentences

"He was […] none of your unconscionable blades, requiring impossible chops, and taking unheard-of pickles for granted."
"Starvation in the uplands was not an unheard-of thing; […]"
"But then, it is not unheard-of for reviewers to berate a writer for writing a book according to his own taste, and not the book the reviewer would have written, if the reviewer were only capable of writing."
"Prohibition produced the immense and previously unheard-of wealth that launched truly organized crime in America."

Inflected Forms

more unheard-of (comparative) most unheard-of (superlative) unheard of (alternative)

Questions

What does unheard-of mean?: Previously unknown; unprecedented.

How to pronounce unheard-of

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