Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

well known

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.30 in modern English

Syllables: well -known
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of well-known.

Example Sentences

"As is well known, heavy drinking is dangerous."
"However, Hsinch'ang District, Chihchiang County, Hupei Province is well known for its use of the ox-drawn, three-bladed cultivator in cotton farming."
"The village was once well known for its paper-milling, founded by Huguenot immigrants in 1648, which produced high-quality hand-made paper until 1952."
"If you feel I have short-changed Brunel by not detailing all his accomplishments, it's only because he's so well known to us rail aficionados."

Inflected Forms

better known (comparative) best known (superlative)

Questions

What does well known mean?: Alternative form of well-known.

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