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   Un·known

   /ˌənˈnōn/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not known or familiar: "exploration into unknown territory" Similar undisclosedunrevealedundivulgeduntoldunspecifiedsecretmysteriousdarkhiddenconcealedundeterminedundecidedunresolvedunfixedunestablishedunsettledunsurependingunascertainedundefinedindefiniteinconclusivein the balancein limboup in the airunexploredunchartedunmappeduntraveledundiscoveredvirginremoteexoticoutlandishunidentifiedunnamednamelessanonymousundesignatedincognitomysteriousrare:innominateunfamiliarunheard ofunprecedentednewnovelstrangeexoticobscureunheard oflittle knownunsungminorinsignificantunimportantundistinguishedunrenownedinconsequentiallowlyunhonoredforgottenOpposite knowndecidedfamiliarwell traveledidentifiednamedfamiliarfamouscelebrated
   • ▪ (of a performer or artist) not well known or famous: "unknown artists of the avant-garde"

   noun

   • 1. an unknown person or thing: "she is a relative unknown"
   • ▪ that which is unknown: "our fear of the unknown"
   • ▪ an unknown quantity or variable: "find the unknown in the following equations"

   Derivatives

   • 1. unknownness noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › unknownUnknown Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of UNKNOWN is not known or not well-known; also : having an unknown value. How to use unknown in a sentence.

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › unknownUNKNOWN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Unknown definition: not known; not within the range of one's knowledge, experience, or understanding; strange; unfamiliar.. See examples of UNKNOWN used in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUNKNOWN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adjective. uk / ʌnˈnəʊn / us / ʌnˈnoʊn / Add to word list. B1. not known or familiar: The exact number of people carrying the virus is unknown. As recently as six months ago her name was almost unknown in this country. Unknown to me, she'd organized a party for my birthday. Fewer examples.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › unknownUNKNOWN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective. us / ʌnˈnoʊn / uk / ʌnˈnəʊn / Add to word list. B1. not known or familiar: The exact number of people carrying the virus is unknown. As recently as six months ago her name was almost unknown in this country. Unknown to me, she'd organized a party for my birthday. Fewer examples.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › unknownUnknown - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of unknown. adjective. not known. “an unknown amount” “an unknown island” “an unknown writer” “an unknown source” synonyms: unacknowledged. not recognized or admitted. unfamiliar. not known or well known. inglorious. not bringing honor and glory. chartless, uncharted, unmapped. (of unknown regions) not yet surveyed or investigated.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishUNKNOWN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 days ago · 1. adjective. If something is unknown to you, you have no knowledge of it. An unknown number of demonstrators were arrested. How did you expect us to proceed on such a perilous expedition, through unknown terrain? The motive for the killing is unknown. Synonyms: strange, new, undiscovered, uncharted More Synonyms of unknown. 2. adjective.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › unknownUNKNOWN | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   noun. uk / ʌnˈnəʊn / us. the unknown. things that you have not experienced and know nothing about: It's normal to fear the unknown. [ C ] someone who is not famous: The game was won by a complete unknown. (Definition of unknown from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of unknown. in Chinese (Traditional)