different between unknown vs unbeknownst
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:
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- what unknown mean
- what unknown number is calling me
- what unknown caller mean
- what unknown substance
unbeknownst
English
Etymology
c. 1636: probably from unbeknown +? -st
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??nb??no?nst/
Adverb
unbeknownst (not comparable)
- (followed by to) without the knowledge of
Synonyms
- unbeknown, unknown
Translations
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