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sconosciuto — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • nonentity noun An unimportant or insignificant person or thing.
  • random adj Happening or chosen without any particular pattern, plan, or reason.
  • stranger noun A person you do not know.
  • unknown adjective Not known, identified, or familiar.
  • unsung adj Not praised or given the recognition deserved.

Senses

sconosciuto is used for these senses in English:

  • nonentity (countable) An unimportant or insignificant person.
  • random (figuratively, colloquial) An undefined, unknown or unimportant person; a person of no consequence. [from 20th c.]
  • stranger A person whom one does not know; a person who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance.
  • unknown (sometimes, _, postpositive) Not known; unidentified; not well known.
  • unsung Which has not been lauded or appreciated.

nonentity — full definition

  1. noun An unimportant or insignificant person or thing.
  2. noun The state of not existing; nonexistence.

random — full definition

  1. adj Happening or chosen without any particular pattern, plan, or reason.
  2. adj Describes an outcome that can't be predicted in advance, though it may follow known odds.
  3. adj Informal: odd, unexpected, or unrelated to what came before.

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