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unhoped-for

[ uhn-hohpt-fawr ]

adjective

  1. unexpected; unanticipated:

    an unhoped-for piece of good luck.



unhoped-for

/ ˌʌnˈhəʊptfɔː /

adjective

  1. (esp of something pleasant) not anticipated; unexpected
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of unhoped-for1

1590–1600; from the phrase hope for; un- 1, -ed 2
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Example Sentences

It seemed as if an invisible bond had burst, and that I had struggled out into unhoped-for liberty.

The memoir’s editor, Eckhart Gillen, discovered the manuscript, describing it as “an unhoped-for autobiographical wellspring” from an important artist.

But the monastery was suddenly They enter C�teaux visited and made glad by the Lord in a happy and unhoped-for manner.

Oh, it is an unhoped-for gleam of sunshine in my dark night.

Encouraged by their unhoped-for success, they now sailed to Flushing, which was also taken by a coup de main.

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