unthought-of

un·thought-of

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhn-thawt uhv, ov]
- /ʌnˈθɔt ʌv, ɒv/
- /ʌn.ˈθɔːt əv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-thawt uhv, ov]
- /ʌnˈθɔt ʌv, ɒv/

Definitions of unthought-of word

verb unthought-of simple past tense and past participle of unthink. 1
adjective unthought-of not thought; not framed in a thought or thoughts: an unthought advantage. 1
adjective unthought-of not expected; not anticipated (often followed by of): an unthought-of place to find the key. 1
adjective unthought-of unimaginable; inconceivable 0

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Origin of unthought-of

First appearance:

before 1530

One of the 29% oldest English words

1530-40; (defs 2, 3) un-1 + thought2

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Parts of speech for Unthought-of

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Unthought-of

unthought-of popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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