4 September 2016

unrequited

[uhn-ri-kwahy-tid]

adjective

1. not returned or reciprocated:
unrequited love.
2. not avenged or retaliated:
an unrequited wrong.
3. not repaid or satisfied.

Origin of unrequited

1535-1545; un-1+ requite + -ed2

Dictionary.com

Examples from the Web for unrequited

Contemporary Examples

And of course I loved the Lancelot story because it is all about longing and unrequited love.
Only Six Books: Excerpt From Jeanette Winterson’s New Memoir
Jeanette Winterson
March 6, 2012

The convent, obviously, but also the court—and even her unrequited longing for the elusive lady of her sonnets.
Sor Juana: Mexico’s Most Erotic Poet and Its Most Dangerous Nun
Katie Baker
November 7, 2014

“It was not just an obsession, a one-sided romance of unrequited love,” said Overland.
L.A. Policewoman on Trial for Murdering Her Ex’s Wife
Christine Pelisek
March 7, 2012

I loved the tragedy of the unrequited love in Brief Encounter– and her vulnerability, her wonderful voice, and her big eyes.
Tracey Ullman’s 11 Favorite British Performances Ever
Tracey Ullman
December 25, 2010

Historical Examples

Her affections were untrammelled by false hopes or unrequited love.
Lady Rosamond’s Secret
Rebecca Agatha Armour

This sonata is a true drama of life, a story of unrequited passion.
The Pianolist
Gustav Kobb

He is taken prisoner by mountain tribesmen, and set free by a girl who drowns herself on account of her unrequited love.
An Outline of Russian Literature
Maurice Baring

What cared he for love, either successful or unrequited, now?
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands
R.M. Ballantyne

The house has one record at least of unrequited hospitality.
Highways and Byways in Surrey
Eric Parker

Anagram

endure quite
quid tenure

Today’s quote

If you don’t receive love from the ones who are meant to love you, you will never stop looking for it.

― Robert Goolrick
The End of the World as We Know It: Scenes from a Life

On this day

4 September 1937 – birth of Dawn Fraser AO MBE, Australian swimming legend. Won Olympic gold medals in 1956, 1960 and 1964, as well as a number of silver medals.

4 September 2006 – death of Steve Irwin, ‘The Crocodile Hunter’, Australian wildlife expert and television personality. (Born 22 February 1962).