adjective
unidentified
uh-neye-DEHN-tih-fyd
adjective
1
Not identified; whose name or nature is unknown.
"An unidentified man was seen leaving the building late at night."
"The remains were unidentified for over a decade before DNA testing confirmed who they were."
How to Use Unidentified
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishWhoever or whatever it is, nobody has figured out who or what yet.
Common pairings
unidentified object
unidentified suspect
unidentified remains
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Etymology
From un- ("not") + identified.