What does unknown mean?
Definitions for unknown
ʌnˈnoʊnun·known
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word unknown.
Princeton's WordNet
unknown, unknown region, terra incognita(noun)
an unknown and unexplored region
"they came like angels out the unknown"
stranger, alien, unknown(noun)
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
unknown, unknown quantity(adj)
a variable whose values are solutions of an equation
unknown(adj)
not known
"an unknown amount"; "an unknown island"; "an unknown writer"; "an unknown source"
nameless, unidentified, unknown, unnamed(adj)
being or having an unknown or unnamed source
"a poem by an unknown author"; "corporations responsible to nameless owners"; "an unnamed donor"
unknown(adj)
not known to exist
"things obscurely felt surged up from unknown depths"
obscure, unknown, unsung(adj)
not famous or acclaimed
"an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war"
strange, unknown(adj)
not known before
"used many strange words"; "saw many strange faces in the crowd"; "don't let anyone unknown into the house"
Wiktionary
unknown(Noun)
A variable (usually x, y or z) whose value is to be found.
unknown(Noun)
Any fact or place about which nothing is known (as in the phrase "into the unknown").
unknown(Noun)
A person of no identity; a nonentity
unknown(Adjective)
Not known; unidentified; not well known.
Webster Dictionary
Unknown(adj)
not known; not apprehended
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
unknown
1. A code meaning
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Unknown
The man who painted thousands of pictures in art galleries.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'unknown' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2303
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'unknown' in Adjectives Frequency: #315
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of unknown in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of unknown in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of unknown in a Sentence
Since the future is unknown, in every step forward we walk to the unknown!
Mandan Police Chief Jason Ziegler:
At this time, the motive for the crime is unknown.
Stress comes from fear of the unknown, so have faith and fear will disappear and stress will melt away.
As for how we know, the equipment used is unknown to be in the Houthi arsenal, the intelligence community has high confidence that these were not weapons that would have been in the possession of the Houthis. That's probably the most important piece of information.
Recent advances in forensic science and technology, as well as family member assistance in providing genealogical information, have now made it possible to make individual identifications for many servicemembers long buried in USS Oklahoma graves marked 'unknown,'.
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- مجهول, غير معروفArabic
- desconegutCatalan, Valencian
- neznámýCzech
- ukendt, ubekendtDanish
- unbekannt, Unbekannter, UnbekannteGerman
- άγνωστοςGreek
- nekonataEsperanto
- desconocido, incógnita, ignotoSpanish
- مجهولPersian
- tuntematonFinnish
- inconnu, inconnueFrench
- descoñecidoGalician
- ismeretlen, idegenHungarian
- tak diketahuiIndonesian
- ókunnur, óþekktur, óþekkt stærðIcelandic
- sconosciuto, ignotoItalian
- לא ידועHebrew
- 未知, 知られざる, 名無しJapanese
- უცნობიGeorgian
- 알 수 없는Korean
- نهناسراوKurdish
- ignotus, ignoratus, incognitus, obscurus, nescitusLatin
- nepazīstams, svešsLatvian
- ongekend, onbekend, ongewetenDutch
- ukjentNorwegian
- nieznanyPolish
- desconhecida, desconhecidoPortuguese
- obscur, neștiut, necunoscutRomanian
- неизвестныйRussian
- nepoznata, непознатаSerbo-Croatian
- neznanoSlovene
- panjohurAlbanian
- okändSwedish
- తెలియదుTelugu
- BilinmeyenTurkish
- אומבאַקאַנטYiddish
- 未知Chinese
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