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little-known

little-known

34 7.3
Few people know about it
  • adjective
  • /ˈlɪtəl ˈnoʊn/
translation icon : 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.