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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

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   What is an antonym for unknown?

   • stranger, alien, unknown noun. anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found. Antonyms: illustrious, far-famed, noted, renowned, glorious, identified, known, better-known, well-known, suspected, legendary, proverbial, celebrated, familiar, famed, notable, best-known, famous, onymous. Synonyms:

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   What does unknown means?

   • Unknown means something that people are not aware of or familiar with. A brand new taste that you have never tasted before is an example of something that you would describe as an unknown taste. (mathematics) A quantity of unknown numerical value. A person who is not well known, as to the general public.

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   What does unknown mean in math?

   • n. 5. an unknown person, quantity, or thing. 6. (Mathematics) maths a variable, or the quantity it represents, the value of which is to be discovered by solving an equation; a variable in a conditional equation: 3y = 4x + 5 is an equation in two unknowns. unˈknownness n.

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   What is the meaning of the word unknown?

   • This particular word is used as a noun or an adjective within a sentence. The Cambridge English Dictionary defines unknown (as an adjective) as not known or familiar. As a noun, it is used to refer someone or something that is not familiar or known.

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   1 day ago · 1. adjective. If something is unknown to you, you have no knowledge of it. An unknown number of demonstrators were arrested. The motive for the killing is unknown. Synonyms: strange, new, undiscovered, uncharted More Synonyms of unknown. 2. adjective.

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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)

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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)

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   adjective. not known, understood, or recognized. not established, identified, or discovered. an unknown island. not famous; undistinguished. some unknown artist. unknown quantity. a person or thing whose action, effect, etc, is unknown or unpredictable. noun. an unknown person, quantity, or thing.

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   1. Of a fact, piece of information, etc.: not known; that has not been learnt, ascertained, or comprehended; not identified or established as fact or truth. Cf. know v. III. 1.a. Old English–. attributive and in predicative use. Also with by, to, etc., specifying the person or group to whom the fact or information is not known.

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   1. the unknown : a place, situation, or thing that you do not know about or understand. explorers venturing off into the unknown. A fear of the unknown kept her from changing jobs. 2. [count] : a person who is not famous or well-known. The director cast an unknown in the lead role. 3. [count] : something that is not known or not yet discovered.

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