unthought

¹

[ uhn-thawt ]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of unthink.

adjective

1. not thought; think; thought; not framed in a thought think thought or thoughts: thought:

   an unthought advantage.

2. not expected; not anticipated (often followed by of ):

   an unthought-of place to find the key.

unthought

²

[ uhn-thawt ]

noun

1. an absence of thought. think. thought.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unthought¹

1530–40; unthought ¹( defs 2, 3 ) un- ¹ + thought ²

Origin of unthought²

First recorded in 1865–70; un- ¹ + thought ¹

Example Sentences

As a result, in many ways race continues to be an unthought part of how people interact with the world.

From MIT Technology Review

But ere twenty minutes more had passed, they were made aware of another danger hitherto unthought of.

From Project Gutenberg

Through his childish fancy flitted a dream of a symphony—the unthought melody which might be sleeping in those broken chords.

From Project Gutenberg

They had passed unregarded when they were spoken, but lingered unthought of in some recess of his memory.

From Project Gutenberg

It was evident that this hitherto unthought-of explanation had a remarkable effect upon Mr. Overton.

From Project Gutenberg

Some, doubtless, are yet unthought of; others known only as laws of some limited class of facts, as electricity once was.

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Related Words

• accidental
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• random
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