unfelt en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ʌnˈfɛlt/
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 felt English unfelt From un- + felt.
Meanings
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Not felt or experienced; without feeling or sensing.
1899, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (transl.), The New Life (La Vita Nuova) of Dante Alighieri, Siddall edition, page 104. I felt a spirit of love begin to stir Within my heart, long time unfelt till then;
Thine eye ſhall be inſtructed, and thine heart / Made pure, ſhall reliſh vvith divine delight / 'Till then unfelt, vvhat hands divine have vvrought.
1785, William Cowper, “Book V. The Winter Morning Walk.”, in The Task, a Poem, […], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson; […], →OCLC, page 221:
- Insincere.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unfelt | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unfelt | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |