Unknown - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌʌnˈnəʊn|  American pronunciation of the word unknown
Brit.  |ʌnˈnəʊn|  British pronunciation of the word unknown

noun

- an unknown and unexplored region
they came like angels out the unknown
- anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found (syn: alien, stranger)
- a variable whose values are solutions of an equation

adjective

- being or having an unknown or unnamed source (syn: nameless, unidentified, unnamed)
a poem by an unknown author
- not known to exist
things obscurely felt surged up from unknown depths
- not famous or acclaimed (syn: obscure, unsung)
- not known before (syn: strange)
don't let anyone unknown into the house

Extra examples

Much remains unknown about his early life.

Her music was previously unknown outside of Asia.

An unknown number of cases go unreported.

The victim's attacker was unknown to her.

For some unknown reason, my computer crashed.

A fear of the unknown kept her from changing jobs.

The director cast an unknown in the lead role.

We're facing too many unknowns.

The facts were unknown to us.

Sensitivity to spiritual unknowns.

The astronauts began their journey into the unknown.

The murderer's identity remains unknown.

For some unknown reason, Mark quit his job and moved to Greece.

An unknown number of people were killed.

At that point in her career she was still an unknown.

Word forms

noun
singular: unknown
plural: unknowns
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