unknown
unknown /ənˈnoʊn/
adjective
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Not known
(
unknown
)
not known
An unknown amount
an unknown amount
An unknown island
an unknown island
An unknown writer
an unknown writer
An unknown source
an unknown source
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()
Being or having an unknown or unnamed source
(
unidentified
, unnamed
, nameless
, unknown
)
being or having an unknown or unnamed source
A poem by an unknown author
a poem by an unknown author
Corporations responsible to nameless owners
corporations responsible to nameless owners
An unnamed donor
an unnamed donor
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()
Not famous or acclaimed
(
obscure
, unknown
, unsung
)
not famous or acclaimed
An obscure family
an obscure family
Unsung heroes of the war
unsung heroes of the war
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()
Not known to exist
(
unknown
)
not known to exist
Things obscurely felt surged up from unknown depths
things obscurely felt surged up from unknown depths
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Not known before
(
unknown
, strange
)
not known before
Used many strange words
used many strange words
Saw many strange faces in the crowd
saw many strange faces in the crowd
Don't let anyone unknown into the house
don't let anyone unknown into the house
noun
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()
An unknown and unexplored region
(
terra incognita
, unknown region
, unknown
)
an unknown and unexplored region
They came like angels out the unknown
they came like angels out the unknown
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A variable whose values are solutions of an equation
(
unknown
, unknown quantity
)
a variable whose values are solutions of an equation
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Anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
(
alien
, unknown
, stranger
)
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
The curious stranger struck up a conversation with the local townspeople.
The curious stranger struck up a conversation with the local townspeople.
