well-known
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well-known
- /ˌwɛlˈnoʊn/ US
- /ˌwɛlˈnəʊn/ UK
Rhymes with (General American) -oʊn, (Received Pronunciation) -əʊn
Where it comes from
From Middle English well knowen. By surface analysis, well + known.
adjective better-known · more well-known · best-known · most well-known · well known · wellknown
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Familiar, famous, renowned, noted or widely known.
Edward Churchill still attended to his work in a hopeless mechanical manner like a sleep-walker who walks safely on a well-known round. But his Roman collar galled him, his cossack stifled him, his biretta was as uncomfortable as a merry-andrew's cap and bells.
Similar: noted, twice-told, proverbial · Opposite: little-known
- Generally recognized; reserved for some usual purpose. We would like to catalog other sockets which are supposed to be well-known
Translations
Every language
adj familiar, widely known
| Español | consabido, de marras, famoso |
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| 日本語 | 名高い nadakai |
| 中文 | 著名 zhùmíng, 出名 chūmíng, 有名 yǒumíng, 眾所周知 /众所周知 zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī |
| हिन्दी | प्रसिद्ध prasiddh, प्रख्यात prakhyāt, विख्यात vikhyāt, बहुचर्चित bahucarcit, लोकप्रिय lokapriya |
| Kiswahili | maalum |
| Français | bien connu |
| Deutsch | wohlbekannt, wohl bekannt, berühmt |
| Italiano | famoso, rinomato, noto, celebre, popolare |
| Русский | знамени́тый znamenítyj, изве́стный izvéstnyj, выдаю́щийся vydajúščijsja |
| עברית | מוכר mukár |
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