: fully or widely known

Examples of well-known in a Sentence

an anchorwoman so well-known that she passes for a local celebrity
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Perhaps the most well-known is the National Hurricane Center. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025 The musician and dancer is one of the most well-known and followed K-pop idols out there right now and there’s nothing stopping her. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 28 Feb. 2025 These mechanisms are not always well-known or discussed directly. Allison Palmer, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025 Why focus on this very cultural and well-known product? Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for well-known

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of well-known was in the 15th century

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“Well-known.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-known. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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well-known

adjective
ˈwel-ˈnōn
: known by many people

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