Unknown
adjective
Not known or familiar.
He moved to an unknown city.
Often appears as...
- unknown person
- unknown land
noun
A thing or place that is not identified or recognized.
He is an unknown in the industry.
Often appears as...
- venture into the unknown
- remains an unknown
adverb
Without knowledge or information.
She is going unknown into the situation.
Often appears as...
- go unknown
- remain unknown
adjective
Not having a known or established identity.
The artist chooses to remain unknown.
Often appears as...
- remain unknown
- unknown artist
adjective
Not known or familiar.
He moved to an unknown city.
Often appears as...
- unknown person
- unknown land
noun
A thing or place that is not identified or recognized.
He is an unknown in the industry.
Often appears as...
- venture into the unknown
- remains an unknown
adverb
Without knowledge or information.
She is going unknown into the situation.
Often appears as...
- go unknown
- remain unknown
adjective
Not having a known or established identity.
The artist chooses to remain unknown.
Often appears as...
- remain unknown
- unknown artist
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Distance
Used when lacking emotional connection or when something feels unfamiliar.
He felt unknown emotions towards the situation.
Pro Tip 2/3Impersonal Interaction
Describes a lack of personal knowledge about people or places.
The letter was signed by an unknown admirer.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive Uncertainty
Highlights lack of information or detail about an object or concept.
The substance was an unknown compound to the scientists.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Distance
Used when lacking emotional connection or when something feels unfamiliar.
He felt unknown emotions towards the situation.
Pro Tip 2/3Impersonal Interaction
Describes a lack of personal knowledge about people or places.
The letter was signed by an unknown admirer.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive Uncertainty
Highlights lack of information or detail about an object or concept.
The substance was an unknown compound to the scientists.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Distance
Used when lacking emotional connection or when something feels unfamiliar.
He felt unknown emotions towards the situation.
Pro Tip 2/3Impersonal Interaction
Describes a lack of personal knowledge about people or places.
The letter was signed by an unknown admirer.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive Uncertainty
Highlights lack of information or detail about an object or concept.
The substance was an unknown compound to the scientists.
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Could we create dark...
that will provide evidence for yet unknown particles, like dark matter. Or maybe what we'll find won't be dark matter, but something else that would reshape our understanding of how the universe works entirely. That's part of the fun at this point. We have no idea what we're going to find.
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The secret lives of baby...
to navigate to the reefs they will call home. But we do know that these tiny trekkers are more than the fragile and helpless creatures science once believed them to be. The secret lives of baby fish remain largely mysterious to us, unknown adventures waiting to be told.
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How do focus groups...
or a researcher might be hidden in the focus group unknown to other participants to see how their answers can be influenced. And the whole process may also be observed by researchers through a one-way mirror. But although they can provide valuable insight,
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What happens when you...
Scoville decided to remove H.M.'s hippocampus, a part of the limbic system that was associated with emotion but whose function was unknown. At first glance, the operation had succeeded. H.M.'s seizures virtually disappeared, with no change in personality,
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Vampires: Is It Real? PIPE...
on unknown amount of time and she was on a countertop in the kitchen she was tied down and the suspect was putting a needle syringe into her arm and drinking her blood out into a beaker but why he said that he was a vampire and that he drank up the blood
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What did dogs teach...
a diagnosis of diabetes in a human patient would remain tantamount to a death sentence until the early 20th century, its causes unknown. What changed this dire situation was the help of humanity's longtime animal Canis lupus familiaris,
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Daydreaming: The bridge...
I designed my future by daydreaming it we can act on our imagination by daydreaming it's the bridge between imagining and creating daydreaming helps us see a path where the unknown the
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Daniel Kish: How I use...
But I was not raised to think of myself as in any way remarkable. I have always regarded myself much like anyone else who navigates the dark unknowns of their own challenges.
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Chimpanzee Cannibalism PIPE...
An unfamiliar chimp call raises the tension. It's an uncertain time. The size of the rival group is as yet unknown.
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A Collection Of Spring...
encouraged by a gentle nudge he leaps into the unknown dad follows right behind him
Video examples
Could we create dark...
that will provide evidence for yet unknown particles, like dark matter. Or maybe what we'll find won't be dark matter, but something else that would reshape our understanding of how the universe works entirely. That's part of the fun at this point. We have no idea what we're going to find.
Video examples
The secret lives of baby...
to navigate to the reefs they will call home. But we do know that these tiny trekkers are more than the fragile and helpless creatures science once believed them to be. The secret lives of baby fish remain largely mysterious to us, unknown adventures waiting to be told.
Video examples
How do focus groups...
or a researcher might be hidden in the focus group unknown to other participants to see how their answers can be influenced. And the whole process may also be observed by researchers through a one-way mirror. But although they can provide valuable insight,
Video examples
What happens when you...
Scoville decided to remove H.M.'s hippocampus, a part of the limbic system that was associated with emotion but whose function was unknown. At first glance, the operation had succeeded. H.M.'s seizures virtually disappeared, with no change in personality,
Video examples
Vampires: Is It Real? PIPE...
on unknown amount of time and she was on a countertop in the kitchen she was tied down and the suspect was putting a needle syringe into her arm and drinking her blood out into a beaker but why he said that he was a vampire and that he drank up the blood
Video examples
What did dogs teach...
a diagnosis of diabetes in a human patient would remain tantamount to a death sentence until the early 20th century, its causes unknown. What changed this dire situation was the help of humanity's longtime animal Canis lupus familiaris,
Video examples
Daydreaming: The bridge...
I designed my future by daydreaming it we can act on our imagination by daydreaming it's the bridge between imagining and creating daydreaming helps us see a path where the unknown the
Video examples
Daniel Kish: How I use...
But I was not raised to think of myself as in any way remarkable. I have always regarded myself much like anyone else who navigates the dark unknowns of their own challenges.
Video examples
Chimpanzee Cannibalism PIPE...
An unfamiliar chimp call raises the tension. It's an uncertain time. The size of the rival group is as yet unknown.
Video examples
A Collection Of Spring...
encouraged by a gentle nudge he leaps into the unknown dad follows right behind him
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
John C. Maxwell
American Clergyman
If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it - young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous - is changed by it.
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James Marsden
American Actor
It would be cool to be invisible, but I'm afraid of what people would say about me if they didn't know I was there. Some things are better left unknown.
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Erin O'Connor
English Model
Fear has been my biggest friend. Fear of the unknown. Whenever I've been afraid, I've been very self-protective.
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Antoine de Saint-Exupery
French Writer
Once men are caught up in an event, they cease to be afraid. Only the unknown frightens men.
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Thomas Jefferson
American President
There is not a truth existing which I fear... or would wish unknown to the whole world.
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Jiddu Krishnamurti
Indian Philosopher
One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end.
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John Fowles
English Novelist
Content is a word unknown to life; it is also a word unknown to man.
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Corrie Ten Boom
Dutch Author
Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.
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Alfred de Musset
French Writer
With a kiss let us set out for an unknown world.
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Alison Krauss
American Musician
I love being in the world of the unknown.
Quote examples
John C. Maxwell
American Clergyman
If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it - young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous - is changed by it.
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James Marsden
American Actor
It would be cool to be invisible, but I'm afraid of what people would say about me if they didn't know I was there. Some things are better left unknown.
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Erin O'Connor
English Model
Fear has been my biggest friend. Fear of the unknown. Whenever I've been afraid, I've been very self-protective.
Quote examples
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
French Writer
Once men are caught up in an event, they cease to be afraid. Only the unknown frightens men.
Quote examples
Thomas Jefferson
American President
There is not a truth existing which I fear... or would wish unknown to the whole world.
Quote examples
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Indian Philosopher
One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end.
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John Fowles
English Novelist
Content is a word unknown to life; it is also a word unknown to man.
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Corrie Ten Boom
Dutch Author
Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.
Quote examples
Alfred de Musset
French Writer
With a kiss let us set out for an unknown world.
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Alison Krauss
American Musician
I love being in the world of the unknown.
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