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unknown
- /ʌn(ˈn)əʊn/ UK
- /ʌnˈnoʊn/ US
Rhymes with -əʊn
Where it comes from
From Middle English *unknowen, *uniknowen, uniknowe, from Old English unġecnāwen (“unknown”), equivalent to un- + known.
adjective more unknown · most unknown
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Not known; unidentified; not well known.
The concept has existed since times unknown.
Similar: anonymous, unfamiliar, uncharted, undiscovered, unexplored, unidentified, unnamed, unrecognized, unrevealed, unascertained, obscure, unsung · Opposite: well-known, famous, known
Opposite: ascertained, familiar, famous, known, recognizable, recognized, well-known
noun unknowns
- A variable (usually x, y or z) whose value is to be found.
- Any thing, place, or situation about which nothing is known; an unknown fact or piece of information. Had God walked close beside her into the unknown?
- A person of no identity; a nonentity. How does it feel, / how does it feel? / To be on your own, / with no direction home / A complete unknown, / like a rolling stone
verb
- past participle of unknow
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: unidentified, unknown quantity, anonymous, unfamiliar, unheard-of, undiagnosed, unknowable, unsung, unbeknownst, undiscovered, terra incognita, nameless, uncharted, unsuspected, unexplored, unbeknown
adjective
Opposite: ascertained, familiar, famous, known, recognizable, recognized, well-known
Translations
Every language
adj not known
| Español | ignoto, desconocido |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 미지(未知)의 miji-ui, 무명(無名)의 mumyeong-ui, 불명(不明)의 bulmyeong-ui |
| 日本語 | 未知の michi no, 無名な mumei na, 不明な fumei na |
| 中文 | 未知 wèizhī, 不明 bùmíng |
| हिन्दी | अनजान anjān, अनजाना anjānā, अजाना ajānā, अख्यात akhyāt, अज्ञात ajñāt, नामालूम nāmālūm |
| Português | desconhecido |
| Français | inconnu |
| Deutsch | unbekannt |
| Italiano | ignoto, sconosciuto |
| Ελληνικά | άγνωστος ágnostos |
| Română | necunoscut, neștiut, obscur |
| Русский | неизве́стный neizvéstnyj, незнако́мый neznakómyj, неве́домый nevédomyj |
| Tiếng Việt | không biết |
| العربية | مَجْهُول majhūl, مُبْهَم mubham |
| עברית | לא נודע |
noun algebra: a variable whose value is to be found
| Español | incógnita |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 未知 michi, 未知数 michisū |
| 中文 | 未知數 /未知数 wèizhīshù |
| Português | incógnita |
| Français | inconnue |
| Deutsch | Unbekannte |
| Ελληνικά | άγνωστος ágnostos |
| Română | necunoscută |
| العربية | مُتَغَيِّر mutaḡayyir |
noun fact or place
| Español | desconocido |
|---|---|
| Português | desconhecido |
| Français | inconnu |
| العربية | غَامِض ḡāmiḍ, غَوَامِض ḡawāmiḍ |
noun person of no identity
| 日本語 | 名無し nanashi |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 無名氏 /无名氏 wúmíngshì |
| Português | desconhecido |
| Deutsch | Unbekannter |
| Italiano | carneade |
| العربية | مَجْهُول majhūl, مُبْهَم mubham |
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