inconnu

American  

[in-kuh-noo, -nyoo, ing-, an-kaw-ny] / ˌɪn kəˈnu, -ˈnyu, ˌɪŋ-, ɛ̃ kɔˈnü /

noun

plural

inconnus, inconnu

1. a person who is unknown; stranger.

2. Also called sheefish.  a game fish, Stenodus leucichthys, of fresh or brackish northern waters.

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inconnu British  

/ ˈɪnkənuː /

noun

1. a North American freshwater food and game fish, Stenodus leucichthys , related to the salmon

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Etymology

Origin of inconnu

1800–10; < French: literally, unknown, equivalent to in- in- ³ + connu, past participle of connaître to know, be acquainted with < Latin cognōscere; cognition

Example Sentences

Nearly overnight, Jimmy went from an inconnu to welcome everywhere in town.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2023

Le Chef-d'oeuvre inconnu 1, 2011 by Richard Hamilton.

From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2012

Le Chef-d’oeuvre inconnu 1, 2011 by Richard Hamilton, featuring Poussin, Courbet and Titian and ’resonant with respect for these great forbears’.

From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2012

Le moins inconnu qu'il f�t possible de leur opposer est justement ce Pynson, qui a imprim� la premi�re partie du livre de Palsgrave avec quatre fautes d�s la premi�re page.

From An Introductorie for to Lerne to Read, To Pronounce, and to Speke French Trewly by Du Wés, Giles

"Je marcherai les yeux fixés sur mes pensées,    Sans rien voir au dehors, sans entendre aucun bruit— Seul, inconnu, le dos courbé, les mains croisées:    Triste—et le jour pour moi sera comme la nuit."

From The Martian by Du Maurier, George