unwept

[ uhn-wept ]

adjective

1. not wept for; unmourned:

   an unwept loss.

2. not wept or shed, as tears.

unwept

/ ʌnˈwɛpt /

adjective

1. not wept for or lamented
2. rare.
   (of tears) not shed

Word History and Origins

Origin of unwept¹

First recorded in 1585–95; un- ¹ + wept

Example Sentences

A mist of cold and muffling grey Falls, fold by fold, on another day That dies unwept.

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Years passed and Donovan Ryan went down to a drunkard's grave unwept and unhonoured.

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An implicit confidence in enemies like these was one of the amiable "crimes" for which "Sarmatia fell unwept."

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If my father's friend has died in misery, unpitied and unwept, forsaken by all, do I not share the guilt of ingratitude?

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The martyr who discovered that virtue is its own reward, died unwept, unhonoured, unsung.

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