different between known vs knowe

English

Etymology

From Middle English knowen, from Old English cn?wen (past participle).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /n??n/
• (General American) enPR: n?n, IPA^(key): /no?n/
• Homophones: none, noone (Australia, New Zealand, some dialects)

Adjective

known (comparative better known, superlative best known)

1. Identified as a specific type; famous, renowned.

   Antonym: unknown
2. Accepted, familiar, researched.

   Antonym: unknown

Alternative forms

• knowne (obsolete)

Hyponyms

Translations

Noun

known (plural knowns)

1. Any fact or situation which is known or familiar.

   You have to tell the knowns from the unknowns.

   • 2012, Thomas Dougherty, Antibiotic Discovery and Development (volume 1, page 39)

     The biological dereplication tool may identify major knowns in a mixture, but it may miss novel minor components.

2. (algebra) A constant or variable the value of which is already determined.

Verb

known

1. past participle of know

English

Etymology 1

Noun

knowe (plural knowes)

1. (chiefly Scotland and Ulster) A small hill; a knoll.

Etymology 2

Verb

knowe

1. Obsolete spelling of know

Anagrams

• Keown, woken

Middle English

Verb

knowe

1. Alternative form of knowen

Scots

Etymology

From Old English cnoll (“summit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [n?u], [kn?u]
• (Mid Northern Scots) IPA^(key): [tn?u]

Noun

knowe (plural knowes)

1. knoll, hillock, hillside, field head