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unknown
(/@/n'n/oU/n )

adjective (a)

  • not known(adj.all)
    Example:
    An unknown amount.
    An unknown island.
    An unknown writer.
    An unknown source.
    Antonym:
    known
    source: wordnet30
  • Not known; not apprehended.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • an unknown and unexplored region(noun.location)
    Example:
    They came like angels out the unknown.
    Synonym:
    terra incognita, unknown region
    source: wordnet30
  • anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    alien, stranger
    Antonym:
    acquaintance, friend
    source: wordnet30
  • a variable whose values are solutions of an equation(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    unknown quantity
    source: wordnet30

adjective satellite (s)

  • being or having an unknown or unnamed source(adj.all)
    Example:
    A poem by an unknown author.
    Synonym:
    nameless, unidentified, unnamed
    source: wordnet30
  • not known to exist(adj.all)
    Example:
    Things obscurely felt surged up from unknown depths.
    source: wordnet30
  • not famous or acclaimed(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    obscure, unsung
    source: wordnet30
  • not known before(adj.all)
    Example:
    Don't let anyone unknown into the house.
    Synonym:
    strange
    source: wordnet30
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