English Explanatory Dictionary

unknown

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not known; unidentified; not well known.
noun
  1. A variable (usually x, y or z) whose value is to be found.
  2. Any thing, place, or situation about which nothing is known; an unknown fact or piece of information.
  3. A person of no identity; a nonentity.
verb
  1. past participle of unknow

Pronunciation

/ʌn(ˈn)əʊn/ ŭn-nōnʹ /ʌnˈnoʊn/ en-us-unknown.ogg

Word forms

unknown more unknown most unknown unknowns

Etymology

From Middle English *unknowen, *uniknowen, uniknowe, from Old English unġecnāwen (“unknown”), equivalent to un- + known.

Synonyms

anonymous unfamiliar uncharted undiscovered unexplored unidentified unnamed unrecognized unrevealed unascertained obscure unsung ignote knownless strange unapprehended unexplained uninvestigated unknown

Antonyms

ascertained familiar famous known recognizable recognized well-known

Related words

infra dig infra dignitatem hidden incomprehensible

Derived words

unknown unknown as yet unknown as-yet-unknown parts unknown person unknown unknown known unknownly unknown number unknown quantity known unknown
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