# unsung

Pronunciation: say "un-SUNG" /ˌʌnˈsʌŋ/

## Adjective

1. Not having received praise or appreciation.
   - Simple: Not thanked or praised by others.
   - _Night-shift nurses are often the unsung heroes of a busy hospital._
   - _Much of the album's charm comes from the unsung session players behind the star._
2. Left without being sung.
   - Simple: Not sung by anyone.
   - _Because the service ran long, the closing carol went unsung._
   - _At ballgames, the later verses of the national anthem are almost always left unsung._

## Origin

From un- + sung.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/unsung (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).