Meanings
adjectiveuncelebrated (comparative more uncelebrated, superlative most uncelebrated)
comparative more uncelebrated · superlative most uncelebrated
- Not celebrated; ignored
WHEN a former community organizer named Barack Obama began his bid for the presidency, it cast a spotlight on an uncelebrated profession.
2009 January 25, Saki Knafo, “Since the ’60s, a Place on the Ramparts”, in New York Times
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishcelebrated
- Englishuncelebrated
From un- + celebrated.
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APA
uncelebrated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncelebrated
MLA
“uncelebrated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncelebrated. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncelebrated,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncelebrated.
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