- widely known; famous; celebrated
- known fully or clearly
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
well-known /ˈwɛlˈnoʊn/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- fully or thoroughly known:These facts are well-known and clearly established; we will not dispute them here.
- widely known;
famous:a well-known rock star.
well-known
(wel′nōn′),USA pronunciation adj.
- clearly or fully known:The well-known reasons are obvious.
- generally or widely known:a well-known painting.
- late Middle English 1425–75
- 2. . prominent, famous, noted, celebrated.
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well-known adj (well known when postpositive)
'well known' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Arnaud
- cameo
- cash cow
- catchcry
- catchphrase
- clerihew
- conditioned response
- Cruden
- designer
- face
- familiar
- famously
- household name
- identity
- karaoke
- knock off
- landmark
- map
- movieoke
- nightingale
- noble
- notorious
- part
- personality
- public
- soundalike
- star-studded
- Stieglitz
- supermodel
- supervillain
- teddy bear
- well-known
- anchor
- appersonation
- ardor
- Beach-la-Mar
- brand name
- burlesque
- celebrated
- celebrity
- commonplace
- copycat
- derrick
- fairy ring
- famed
- familiarize
- fantasia
- figure
- guest
- hear