knownst to few - Glite Dictionary

Examples

The artist's true talent was knownst to few during her lifetime.
The artist’s early work, knownst to few, was completely different from his later style.
Knownst to few, the cellar once served as a meeting place for revolutionaries.
Knownst to few, the lake is actually fed by a network of underground springs.
Knownst to few, the cellar once served as a meeting place for revolutionaries.
Knownst to few, the lake is actually fed by a network of underground springs.
The artist's true talent was knownst to few during her lifetime.

Synonyms

obscure

vsknownst to few

84 7.0

Not well known or famous

is familiar to only a small number of people rather than remote

little-known

vsknownst to few

34 7.3

Few people know about it

is familiar to only a small number of people rather than many

underseen

vsknownst to few

8.3

Seen by only a few people

is familiar to only a small number of people rather than about sighting frequency

Antonyms

famous

∞ 1.0

Many people know them for something good or important

well-known

253 1.0

Familiar to many people and often talked about

How Known

well-known

253 1.0

known

2 1.0

knownst to few

UK

9.9

unknown

629 2.3

Surface Forms

knownst to few positive

Morphology

knownst + to + few

The meaning 'known by only a small number of people' is directly and compositionally built from the constituents (known + to + few), so a learner who knows the words would readily infer the sense. The nonstandard/archaic form 'knownst' is rare and may cause momentary confusion, but it does not change the transparent semantic relation.

Etymology

Knownst to few may come from an older or local way of saying known by adding -st, which made the phrase sound old or secret, like a story told quietly among a small group. That's why knownst to few means 'known by only a small number of people'.