unwept
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9.9
- adjective
- /ʌnˈwɛpt/
- Archaic
- So while the name of the Scyldings passes through the mouths of men from generation to generation, the name of our unknown, unwept poet is crushed by endless night.
Examples
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Now we can say of those who died unsung, unwept for torn.
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Unwept, unhonoured and unsung.
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Unwept, unhonored, and unsung.
Blog text (10) -
His statement about the author of Beowulf is, in fact, unassailable: "one might as well roll the rock of Sisyphus," he observes, as try to identify "our unnamed, unwept poet" (311).
Academic text (1996) -
Many heroes die unwept, never receiving the recognition they deserve.
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She reflected on the unwept sorrows of her childhood that still lingered in her heart.
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The poem speaks of a life lived unwept, emphasizing the loneliness of those forgotten.
Synonyms
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9.9
Not missed or felt sad about by people after death
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8.9
People do not miss or mourn someone when they are gone
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4.6
Not crying or showing any tears
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9.4
Tears that someone feels but does not shed
Antonyms
How Mourned
Surface Forms
Morphology
unwept = wept (transparent) = un + wept
The negative prefix 'un-' directly negates the participial form 'wept' so the meaning 'not mourned' is straightforward for learners who know 'weep' and 'un-'.
Etymology
The word unwept is made of un- meaning 'not' and wept, the past of weep, which means 'cried'. So, unwept describes someone or something that was 'not cried over' or 'not mourned'.