Definitions for unsought
un·sought

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. undesired, unsoughtadjective

   not desired

   "an undesired result"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unsoughtadjective

   Not sought.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unsoughtadjective

   1. Had without seeking.

   Mad man, that does seek
   Occasion of wrath, and cause of strife;
   She comes unsought; and shunned, follows eke. Fairy Queen.

   Her virtue, and the conscience of her worth,
   That would be woo’d, and not unsought be won. John Milton.

   They new hope resume,
   To find whom at the first they found unsought. John Milton.

   The sea o’er-fraught would swell, and th’ unsought diamonds
   Would so emblaze the forehead of the deep. John Milton.

   Slumber, which forgot
   When call’d before to come, now came unsought. John Milton.

   If some foreign and unsought ideas offer themselves, reject them, and keep them from taking off our minds from its present pursuit. John Locke.

   Thou that art ne’er from velvet slipper free,
   Whence comes this unsought honour unto me? Elijah Fenton.

   2. Not searched.

   Hopeless to find, yet loth to leave unsought,
   Or that, or any place that harbours men. William Shakespeare.

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1. unsought

   Unsought refers to something that is not asked for, searched for, or desired. It could refer to goods or services in the economic context, describing products that consumers do not typically consider or plan to buy unless circumstances prompt them or a seller persuades them.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unsought

   un-sawt′, adj. not sought or solicited.

How to pronounce unsought?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say unsought in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unsought in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unsought in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of unsought in a Sentence

1. Robert Chapman:

   A quotation, like a pun, should come unsought, and then be welcomed only for some propriety of felicity justifying the intrusion.

2. Hindu Poetess:

   The thing we want eludes our grasp, Some other thing is given; sometimes Our wish is gained, and gifts unsought Are ours; these all are God?s own work.

3. Sophocles:

   Look and you will find it - what is unsought will go undetected.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=unsought
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unsought
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=unsought
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=unsought