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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. Mike Bowers:

    I didn't realize that Cookie Monster was so well known and part of the world cultural heritage! it is somewhat uncommon to find a face shape in agates.

  2. The British monarch:

    While COVID again means we can’t celebrate quite as we may have wished, we can still enjoy the many happy traditions, be it the singing of carols — as long as the tune is well known — decorating the tree, giving and receiving presents or watching a favorite film where we already know the ending, it’s no surprise that families so often treasure their Christmas routines.

  3. Prince William:

    My family’s affection for the Royal Navy is well known, and as I saw the work taking place here today, I was thinking of myGrandfather, The Duke of Edinburgh, he would have been fascinated and very excited to see such advances in skills and technology being put into practice.

  4. Emma Thompson:

    That scene where my character is standing by the bed crying is so well-known because it’s something everyone’s been through, i had my heart very badly broken by Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh [ Branagh ]. So, I knew what it was like to find the necklace that was n’t meant for me.

  5. Christopher Gindlesperger:

    Many cannabis edibles companies are overstepping on marketing in an egregious way, putting consumers at risk and infringing on the trademarks of well-known and trusted confectionery brands.


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