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unheard-of
[ uhn-hurd-uhv, -ov, -uhv ]
adjective
- that was never heard of; unknown:
an unheard-of artist.
- such as was never known before; unprecedented:
an unheard-of salary.
- shocking or outrageous:
unheard-of conduct.
unheard-of
adjective
- previously unknown
an unheard-of actress
- without precedent
an unheard-of treatment
- highly offensive
unheard-of behaviour
Word History and Origins
Origin of unheard-of1
Idioms and Phrases
Very unusual, extraordinary, as in It's unheard of to have all one's money refunded two years after the purchase . This expression alludes to a circumstance so unusual that it has never been heard of. [Late 1500s]Example Sentences
For one, she admitted TV documentary crews into her palaces to film her, an unheard-of relaxation of the court protocols.
Taymor and his business partner, Ashleigh Parsons, signed the lease and opened Alma an unheard-of two weeks later.
The low viral load was a very unusual but not unheard-of finding, meaning we may never know the truth.
We know it has given unheard-of power to anyone with a browser.
How can one not pay tribute to the unheard-of tenacity he demonstrated during every stage of this war?
This unheard-of despotism, this horrible political perjury, was certainly not merited by the good and generous Brazil.
Miriam vows to devour an unheard-of number of biscuits, too.
Here have I been striving with unheard-of patience to teach you and you have not hitherto been able to say your letters even.
This last action of unheard-of boldness literally staggered the mutineers.
In the act of sinking, a most extraordinary and unheard-of thing happened.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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