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little-known

little-known

34 7.3
Few people know about it
  • adjective
  • /ˈlɪtəl ˈnoʊn/
: poco conocido
  • The museum features several works by little-known artists from the 19th century.
  • a little-known fact
  • a little-known story
  • little-known history

John Mccumber would be a great example of that in his little known work on Hegel and and language.

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Examples

  • There was a little-known German element to the advances into the New World.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Scholars seek West Africa's medieval past in the city's little-known manuscripts

    Academic text (2004)
  • OK, this is a little known fact because I'm always on about pink.

  • So a red, a little known fact, a red laser and a green laser of equal power.

  • This is a little-known fact about jesus --

  • I have a friend whose interesting but little-known facts are usually about medicine.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Most of my interesting but little-known facts happen to be about animals.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • The purpose of this report is to bring this apparently little-known scientific literature to the composting community's attention.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The practice of sequestering toxins is a fascinating but little-known side of nature.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Her achievement can be measured through her stunning and relatively little-known canvas of a half-veiled woman tying her shoe.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

unknown
vslittle-known
629 2.3

Not known or named, often with no name given

is not familiar to many people rather than unseen by everyone
obscure
vslittle-known
84 7.0

Not well known or famous

focuses on remoteness or difficulty of access rather than general low profile
under the radar
vslittle-known
34 5.2

People do not notice it because someone keeps it quiet

adds deliberate avoidance as a motive rather than accidental low visibility
undiscovered
vslittle-known
23 4.0

Not yet found or known by people

implies absence of discovery rather than simply having limited public notice
off the radar
vslittle-known
12 7.1

Not noticed or known by most people

describes being unnoticed by others rather than simply lacking public notice
unrecognized
vslittle-known
3 4.2

Not known or noticed by other people

is the same lack of public attention but stresses not being noticed by many
unheralded
vslittle-known
2 7.0

Not praised or noticed by the public

focuses on lack of praise rather than mere low public awareness
underexposed
vslittle-known
1 6.3

Not receiving much public attention or media coverage

highlights lack of publicity as reason for low awareness rather than general obscurity
recondite
vslittle-known
  • Formal
1 9.9

A subject that only a few people understand because it is hard to follow

stresses difficulty of understanding rather than simply low public presence
knownst to few
vslittle-known
  • UK
9.9

Seen or talked about by only a few people

focuses on being familiar to only a few rather than popular generally
nonfamous
vslittle-known
4.4

Not well known to many people

shows the same low public profile rather than being widely noticed
underseen
vslittle-known
8.3

Seen by only a few people

is about having few viewers rather than simply lacking broad attention

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Many people know them for something good or important

∞ 1.0

Liked or admired by many people

253 1.0

Familiar to many people and often talked about

How Known

famous
∞ 1.0
well-known
253 1.0
known
2 1.0
little-known
34 7.3
obscure
84 7.0
unknown
629 2.3

Surface Forms

little-known positive

Morphology

little-known = little + known (transparent) = little + known

The meaning is directly derived from 'little' + 'known' (i.e., known by few people) and is easily inferred by an average learner.

Etymology

Little-known is made from little ('small') and known ('recognized by people'). So, it paints the picture of something that is known by only a small number of people, which is why little-known means not known or recognized by many people.