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1 un·known

Pronounced:

/ˌʌnˈnoʊn/Listen to audio

Function:

adjective

Meaning:

1 : not known a disease of unknown cause/origin Much remains unknown about his early life. Her music was previously unknown outside of Asia. An unknown number of cases go unreported. The victim's attacker was unknown to her. For some unknown reason, my computer crashed.
2 : not well-known : not famous an unknown artist/writer a book of unknown poems
unknown quantitysee quantity
unknown to
: without being known about by (someone) Unknown to me, my partner was organizing a surprise party for my birthday.
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