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unknown

/ʌnˈnəʊn/

verb

Meaning

  • To undo the process of knowing, to lose knowledge of something.

noun

Meaning

  • 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

adjective

Meaning

  • (sometimes postpositive) Not known; unidentified; not well known.

Synonyms

anonymous,
obscure,
unascertained,
uncharted,
undiscovered,
unexplored,
unfamiliar,
unidentified,
unnamed,
unrecognized,
unrevealed,
unsung