Unsung — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not famous or acclaimed

having value that is not acknowledged

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnsˈʌŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnsˈʌŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnsˈʌŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌnsˈʌŋ/.

Examples

an obscure family
unsung heroes of the war

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unappreciated unvalued unknown obscure

Parts of Speech

adjective	not famous or acclaimed “an obscure family”
adjective	having value that is not acknowledged

Word Forms

obscurity	noun	an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known
obscureness	noun	the state of being humble and unimportant

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unbesungen

nicht berühmt oder gefeiert

🇫🇷French

méconnu

pas célèbre ou acclamé

🇪🇸Spanish

anónimo

no famoso ni aclamado

🇮🇹Italian

non cantato

non famoso o acclamato

🇳🇱Dutch

onbezongen

niet beroemd of geprezen

🇵🇹Portuguese

desconhecido

não é famoso ou aclamado

🇷🇺Russian

невоспетый

не известный и не признанный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चुप

प्रसिद्ध या प्रशंसित नहीं

🇮🇳Tamil

பாடப்படாத

பிரபலமான அல்லது பாராட்டப்படவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

పాడలేదు

ప్రసిద్ధ లేదా ప్రశంసలు పొందలేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

न ऐकलेले

प्रसिद्ध किंवा प्रशंसित नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગાયબ

પ્રખ્યાત અથવા વખાણાયેલ નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾಡದ

ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ ಅಥವಾ ಮೆಚ್ಚುಗೆ ಪಡೆದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പാടാത്തത്

പ്രശസ്തമോ പ്രശംസയോ അല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਗੌਲਿਆ

ਮਸ਼ਹੂਰ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ੰਸਾਯੋਗ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

نہیں گایا

مشہور یا مشہور نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无名的

不出名或不受欢迎

🇯🇵Japanese

知られていない

有名でも評価されていない

🇰🇷Korean

노래되지 않은

유명하지도, 호평받지도 않은

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không được hát

không nổi tiếng hoặc được hoan nghênh

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ได้ร้อง

ไม่มีชื่อเสียงหรือได้รับการยกย่อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tanpa tanda jasa

tidak terkenal atau terkenal

🇲🇾Malay

tidak didendang

tidak terkenal atau terkenal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مجهول

غير مشهور أو مشهود له

🇮🇷Persian

ناخوانده

معروف یا تحسین شده نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

söylenmemiş

ünlü ya da beğenilen değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא מושר

לא מפורסמים או מוערכים

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