different between misty vs unknown
misty
English
Etymology
From Middle English misty, mysty, misti, from Old English misti? (“misty, dark”), equivalent to mist +? -y. Cognate with Scots misty, mistie (“misty”), Dutch mistig (“misty, foggy”), Middle Low German mistich (“foggy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?sti/
- Rhymes: -?sti
Adjective
misty (comparative mistier, superlative mistiest)
- Covered in mist; foggy.
- (figuratively) Dim; vague; obscure.
- (figuratively) With tears in the eyes; dewy-eyed.
Derived terms
- misty-eyed
Related terms
- mistify
Translations
Anagrams
- stimy
Middle English
Etymology 1
Adjective
misty
- Alternative form of mysty (“misty”)
Etymology 2
Adjective
misty
- Alternative form of mysty (“figurative”)
misty From the web:
- what misty means
- what's misty's last name
- what's misty short for
- what misty copeland eats in a day
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- mistyped meaning
- what's misty in irish
unknown
English
Etymology
From un- +? known, past participle of know. Compare Old English ungecnawen.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?n?n??n/
- (US) enPR: ?n-n?n?, IPA(key): /?n?no?n/
Adjective
unknown (comparative more unknown, superlative most unknown)
- (sometimes postpositive) Not known; unidentified; not well known.
- Synonyms: anonymous, unfamiliar, uncharted, undiscovered, unexplored, unidentified, unnamed, unrecognized, unrevealed, unascertained, obscure, unsung
- Antonyms: well-known, famous, known
Derived terms
- unknown quantity
Translations
Noun
unknown (plural unknowns)
- (algebra) A variable (usually x, y or z) whose value is to be found.
- Any thing, place, or situation about which nothing is known; an unknown fact or piece of information.
- A person of no identity; a nonentity
- 1965, Bob Dylan, "Like a Rolling Stone"
- How does it feel
- To be on your own
- With no direction home
- Like a complete unknown
- Like a rolling stone?
- 1965, Bob Dylan, "Like a Rolling Stone"
Translations
Verb
unknown
- past participle of unknow
unknown From the web:
- what unknown creature was discovered in hawaii
- what unknown mean
- what unknown number is calling me
- what unknown caller mean
- what unknown substance
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