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Meaning of 'unknown' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Unknown [ a.]
- Not known; not apprehended.

Meaning of 'unknown' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . unknown [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an unknown and unexplored region
Example in sentence:
  • they came like angels out the unknown
2 . unknown [ a]
Meaning (2):
- not known
Example in sentence:
  • an unknown amount;
  • an unknown island;
  • an unknown source;
  • an unknown writer
3 . unknown [ s]
Meaning (3):
- being or having an unknown or unnamed source
Example in sentence:
  • a poem by an unknown author;
  • an unnamed donor;
  • corporations responsible to nameless owners
Meaning (4):
- not famous or acclaimed
Example in sentence:
  • an obscure family;
  • unsung heroes of the war
Meaning (5):
- not known before
Example in sentence:
  • don't let anyone unknown into the house;
  • saw many strange faces in the crowd;
  • used many strange words
Meaning (6):
- not known to exist
Example in sentence:
  • things obscurely felt surged up from unknown depths

Nearby Words:

unkard unke unked unkemmed unkempt unkennel unkent unketh unkind unkindliness

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