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- [uhn-nohn]
- /ʌnˈnoʊn/
- /ˌʌnˈnəʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-nohn]
- /ʌnˈnoʊn/
Definitions of unknown word
- adjective unknown not known; not within the range of one's knowledge, experience, or understanding; strange; unfamiliar. 1
- adjective unknown not discovered, explored, identified, or ascertained: the unknown parts of Antarctica. 1
- adjective unknown not widely known; not famous; obscure: an unknown writer. 1
- noun unknown a thing, influence, area, factor, or person that is unknown: the many unknowns in modern medicine; The director cast an unknown in the leading role. 1
- noun unknown Mathematics. a symbol representing an unknown quantity: in algebra, analysis, etc., frequently represented by a letter from the last part of the alphabet, as x, y, or z. 1
- adjective unknown fact: not known 1
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Origin of unknown
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
First recorded in 1250-1300, unknown is from the Middle English word unknow(e)n. See un-1, known
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Parts of speech for Unknown
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unknown popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
unknown usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unknown
adj unknown
- alchemistic — a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life.
- anonymous — If you remain anonymous when you do something, you do not let people know that you were the person who did it.
- astrological — the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs.
- backdoor — You can use backdoor to describe an action or process if you disapprove of it because you think it has been done in a secret, indirect, or dishonest way.
- beyond measure — If you say that something has changed or that it has affected you beyond measure, you are emphasizing that it has done this to a great extent.
noun unknown
- backwater — A backwater is a place that is isolated.
- boonies — The boonies are the same as the boondocks.
- dark horse — If you describe someone as a dark horse, you mean that people know very little about them, although they may have recently had success or may be about to have success.
- foreign body — object lodged where it does not belong
- frontier — the part of a country that borders another country; boundary; border.
adjective unknown
- acroamatic — relating to oral communication
- alien — Alien means belonging to a different country, race, or group, usually one you do not like or are frightened of.
- amphibological — (rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
- enigmatical — Pertaining to an enigma.
- exanimate — Lifeless, not or no longer living, dead.
Antonyms for unknown
adj unknown
- a-1 — noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- a1 — in good health; physically fit
- ace — An ace is a playing card with a single symbol on it. In most card games, the ace of a particular suit has either the highest or the lowest value of the cards in that suit.
- arrestive — tending to arrest
noun unknown
- autonym — a piece of literature published under the real name of an author
- big gun — If you refer to someone as a big gun, you mean that they have a lot of power or influence.
- big guns — an influential or important person or thing: He's a big gun in science.
- captain of industry — You can refer to the owners or senior managers of industrial companies as captains of industry.
adjective unknown
- celebrious — (obsolete) famous.
- covered — A covered area is an area that has a roof.
- documented — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- eminent — (of a person) Famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession.
- evident — Plain or obvious; clearly seen or understood.
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