untold

[ uhn-tohld ]

/ ʌnˈtoʊld /

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adjective

not told; not related; not revealed: untold thoughts.

not numbered or enumerated; uncounted: She used untold sheets of paper in writing the book.

inexpressible; incalculable: untold suffering.

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Nearby words

untinged, untiring, untitled, unto, untogether, untold, untouchability, untouchable, untouchables, untouched, untouristy

Origin of untold

before 1000; Middle English; Old English unteald. See un-¹, told

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And he said—Heaven bless his dear, loving heart—that he was looking forward to it with untold happiness.
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British Dictionary definitions for untold

untold

/ (ʌnˈtəʊld) /

adjective

incapable of description or expressionuntold suffering

incalculably great in number or quantityuntold thousands

not told

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Word Origin and History for untold

untold

adj.

Old English unteald, "not counted or reckoned," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of tell in its original numerical sense. Cf. Middle Dutch ongetellet, German ungezahlt, Old Norse utaliðr. Meaning "not related or recounted" is recorded from late 14c.