Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beknownst

/bɪˈnoʊnst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-knownst
IPA
/bɪˈnoʊnst/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Known (about); in (someone's) awareness.

Colloquial

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Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce beknownst?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɪˈnoʊnst/.
What does beknownst mean?
Known (about); in (someone's) awareness.
Where does beknownst come from?
Probably a back-formation from unbeknownst.

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