What is the difference between famous and known?
famous | known |
Well known.
In the public eye.
identified as a specific type; renowned, famous.
* He was a known pickpocket.
ed, accepted, familiar.
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In algebra, a variable or constant whose value is already determined.
Any fact or situation which is known or familiar.
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As adjectives the difference between famous and known
is that famous is well known while known is identified as a specific type; renowned, famous.As a verb known is
past participle of lang=en.As a noun known is
in algebra, a variable or constant whose value is already determined.famous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Some people are only famous within their city.
Synonyms
* famed, noted, celebrated, well-known, renowned * SeeDerived terms
* famously * famous last wordsknown
English
Adjective
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Antonyms
* unknownVerb
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* (know)Noun
(en noun)- The biological dereplication tool may identify major knowns in a mixture, but it may miss novel minor components.
