Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underknown

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-known
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not known widely enough; of inadequate fame.

Example Sentences

"Established in 2001, it offered in its first few years fairly traditional solo and group shows, often of artists either locally underknown (Charles Gaines) or unaffiliated (Rodney McMillian)."

Etymology

From under- + known.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under

Inflected Forms

more underknown (comparative) most underknown (superlative)

Questions

What does underknown mean?: Not known widely enough; of inadequate fame.
Where does underknown come from?: From under- + known.

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