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un·sung  (n-sng)
adj.
1. Not honored or praised; uncelebrated: an unsung hero.
2. Not sung: unsung hymns.
unsung [ʌnˈsʌŋ]
adj
1. not acclaimed or honoured unsung deeds
2. not yet sung
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unsungunsung - not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war"
obscure, unknown
inglorious - not bringing honor and glory; "some mute inglorious Milton here may rest"
2.unsungunsung - having value that is not acknowledged
unvalued, unappreciated
unacknowledged - not recognized or admitted
unsung
adjective unacknowledged, unrecognized, unappreciated, unknown, neglected, anonymous, disregarded, unnamed, uncelebrated, unhonoured, unacclaimed, unhailed They are among the unsung heroes of our time.
Translations
unsung [ˈʌnˈsʌŋ] ADJ [person, achievement] → no reconocido; [hero, heroine] → olvidado
unsung [ʌnˈsʌŋ] adj
an unsung hero → un héros méconnu
unsung
adj heroes, deeds → unbesungen
unsung [ʌnˈsʌŋ] adj an unsung hero → un eroe misconosciuto
unsung [ʌnˈsʌŋ] adj an unsung hero → un eroe misconosciuto


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So Daughtry and his crew went ashore into 'Frisco Town uheralded and unsung, the second following morning's lucubrations of the sea reporters being varied disportations upon the attack on an Italian crab fisherman by an enormous jellyfish.
Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context
Less obstinate, and even less dangerous combats, have been described in good heroic verse; but that of Gurth and the Miller must remain unsung, for want of a sacred poet to do justice to its eventful progress.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
The white stairs, the deep crimson of the carpet, and the light blue of the dress made an effective combination of colour to set off the delicate carnation of that face, which, after the first glance given to the whole person, drew irresistibly your gaze to itself by an indefinable quality of charm beyond all analysis and made you think of remote races, of strange generations, of the faces of women sculptured on immemorial monuments and of those lying unsung in their tombs.
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