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Princeton's WordNet

  1. well-knownadjective

    widely or fully known

    "a well-known politician"; "well-known facts"; "a politician who is well known"; "these facts are well known"

  2. long-familiar, well-known(a)adjective

    frequently experienced; known closely or intimately

    "a long-familiar face"; "a well-known voice reached her ears"

Wiktionary

  1. well-knownadjective

    Familiar, famous, renowned or widely known.

  2. well-knownadjective

    Generally recognised; reserved for some usual purpose.

ChatGPT

  1. well-known

    Well-known refers to something or someone that is widely recognized, familiar or established in its field or community or to the general public due to their prominence, importance, or reputation. This can apply to people, ideas, theories, places, goods, or services.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Well-knownadjective

    fully known; generally known or acknowledged

British National Corpus

  1. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'well-known' in Adjectives Frequency: #754

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of well-known in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of well-known in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of well-known in a Sentence

  1. Daniyal Aziz:

    Pakistan's history in terms of using state institutions to manage political processes is well known, the hope and prayer were that we had moved beyond that, and the facts are before you.

  2. Friday Osterloh:

    Back then, we were not immediately on the same page, but, as is well known, that issue was laid to rest a long time ago.

  3. Greg Fischer:

    Muhammad Ali belonged to the world, but Muhammad Ali only had one hometown, and fortunately, that is our great city of Louisville, muhammad Ali became one of the most well-known people to ever walk the Earth and has left a legacy of humanitarianism and athleticism that has inspired billions of people. TRUMP FLOATS POSSIBILITY OF PARDONING MUHAMMAD ALI Alis widow, Muhammad Ali, said in a news release from the board that she is proud of the name change. She said that although Muhammad Ali was a.

  4. Sexiest Man Aliveadded:

    I will say this … There’s a well-known political figure who said, ‘All right, listen. If and when you want to run for president, when you text me this word, I’ll come running. Don’t text any other word – not ‘hi,’ not ‘how you doing,’ not ‘what’s up.’ Just this word,'.

  5. Kahlil Gibran:

    Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.


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