unsought

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1. unsought - Adjective

2. unsought - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

not desired

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Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable. Francis Bacon

There is no cheating in nature and the simple unsought feelings of the soul. There must be a truth involved in it, though we may but in part lay hold of the meaning. George MacDonald

To search for unasked questions, plus questions to put to already acquired but unsought answers, it is vital to give full play to the imagination. That is the way to create truly original science. E. O. Wilson

I taught in the Academy from the opening of the schools until I was turned out, a period much longer than I should have permitted myself to remain there.My honors are misunderstanding, persecution and neglect, enhanced because unsought. Thomas Eakins

A girl's affections should never be won unsought. Anne Brontë

Understanding is not such that we either enjoy it or lack it altogether. To be human and to be aware is to encounter only what is in some manner understood. Thus, it may be said that understanding is an unsought condition; we inexorably inhabit a world of intelligibles. Michael Oakeshott

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