From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Unheard \Un*heard"\, adjective
1. Not heard; not perceived by the ear; as, words unheard by those present.
2. Not granted an audience or a hearing; not allowed to speak; not having made a defense, or stated one's side of a question; disregarded; unheeded; as, to condem? a man unheard.
What pangs I feel, unpitied and unheard! --Dryden.
3. Not known to fame; not illustrious or celebrated; obscure.
Nor was his name unheard or unadored. --Milton.
{Unheard of}. (a) Not heard of; of which there are no tidings. (b) Unknown to fame; obscure. --Glanvill.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: not necessarily inaudible but not heard
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