known (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *known*:
ADJECTIVE	all	known	apprehended with certainty

known > pronunciation
Sounds	now'n
Rhymes	acetone ... zone: 126 rhymes with own...

English > *known*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	apprehended with certainty.
Examples	"a known quantity" "the limits of the known world" "a musician known throughout the world" "a known criminal"
Narrower	best-known	Most familiar or renowned
	better-known	More familiar or renowned than the other of two
	celebrated, famed, far-famed, famous, illustrious, notable, noted, renowned	worthy of notice or attention
	identified	Having the identity known or established
	legendary	So celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a legend
	proverbial	Widely known and spoken of
	well-known	Widely or fully known
See also	acknowledged	recognized or made known or admitted
	familiar	well known or easily recognized
	glorious	Having or deserving or conferring glory
Opposite	unknown	not known
Spanish	conocido, sabido
Catalan	conegut

HyperDic: known