unsung

[ uhn-suhng ]

/ ʌnˈsʌŋ /

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adjective

not sung; not uttered or rendered by singing.

not celebrated in song or verse; not praised or acclaimed: the unsung heroes of the war.

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Origin of unsung

1375–1425 for def 1; 1660–70 for def 2; late Middle English; see un-¹, sung

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Among the characters to be portrayed were the people I had written about—the unsung heroes of the Selma campaign.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’|Gary May|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
There is, however, one unsung hero to this otherwise tawdry story.
The Castration of Alan Turing, Britain’s Code-Breaking WWII Hero|Clive Irving|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There, in his cluttered office at the end of a gravel lane, I came face to face with one of my unsung literary heroes.
A Ghostwriter Steps Out of the Shadows|Bill Morris|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Song of my soul, my voice is dead; Die thou, unsung, as tears unshed Shall dry and die in Lost Carcosa.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In this exclusive web video series, meet the NHL's unsung players and crews.
Beyond the Fame: Meet Professional Hockey's Forgotten Foot Soldiers|Jake Heller|February 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We suffer maidens sweet as the dreams of poets to waste their beauty unpraised and unsung.
For Faith and Freedom|Walter Besant
Unsung, un-sung′, adj. not celebrated in song, forgotten: not yet sung.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
The martyr who discovered that virtue is its own reward, died unwept, unhonoured, unsung.
The Paliser case|Edgar Saltus
One may bring the greatest and most marvellous thing to perfection; it must yet go down to Orcus unhonoured and unsung.
Thoughts Out of Season (Part II)|Friedrich Nietzsche
Through him mortal men are famed or un-famed, sung or unsung alike, as great Zeus wills.
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica|Homer and Hesiod

British Dictionary definitions for unsung

unsung

/ (ʌnˈsʌŋ) /

adjective

not acclaimed or honouredunsung deeds

not yet sung

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Word Origin and History for unsung

unsung

adj.

early 15c., "not uttered in a song," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of sing. Cf. German ungesungen. Meaning "not celebrated" is recorded from 1660s.

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