Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unheralded

/ʌnˈhɛɹəldɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: un-her-ald-ed
IPA: /ʌnˈhɛɹəldɪd/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced.

adj

Not greeted with excitement or acclaim.

Example Sentences

"Union trainmen stopped traffic on six midcontinent railroads with an unheralded strike yesterday, but some railroads said they expected to resume service by early today."
"We all know how genius “Kamp Krusty,” “A Streetcar Named Marge,” “Homer The Heretic,” “Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie” and “Mr. Plow” are, but even the relatively unheralded episodes offer wall-to-wall laughs and some of the smartest, darkest, and weirdest gags ever Trojan-horsed into a network cartoon with a massive family audience."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English heralded English unheralded From un- + heralded.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ʌnˈhɛɹəldɪd/

Frequently Paired Words

herald

Synonyms

unannounced unpredicted

Rhymes With

heralded

Questions

How do you pronounce unheralded?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈhɛɹəldɪd/.
What does unheralded mean?: Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced.
Where does unheralded come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English heralded English unheralded From un- + heralded.

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