unperceived

adjective

un·​per·​ceived ˌən-pər-ˈsēvd How to pronounce unperceived (audio)
: not seen, observed, or given notice : not perceived
unperceived problems

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If Barack liked to play the conciliator, unveiling heretofore unperceived dimensions of sameness among disparate peoples, Michelle often played the patient teacher, offering instruction from a benevolent distance, then retreating, until next class period, into privacy. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2024 These cyclical characteristics didn’t go unperceived at the October 7 set, though. Rachel Narozniak, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2022 Over time, the angle of these lines changed, suggesting to audience members that the direction of the pendulum’s travel was shifting under the influence of an unperceived rotational motion—that of Earth. Alicia Ault, Smithsonian, 3 Feb. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unperceived was in the 14th century

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“Unperceived.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unperceived. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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