/ Dictionary / Index U unread: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: un•read Pronunciation: (un-red'), [key] — adj. not read, as a letter or newspaper. lacking in knowledge gained by reading; having read little or nothing: She was intelligent but unread. having little knowledge of a specific field: a brilliant chemist unread in biology. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: unread (Thesaurus) unravel unreadable Related Content Daily Word Quiz: deleterious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language