Standard Lemma guide

unidentified

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌʌnaɪˈdɛntɪfaɪd/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AH2 N AY0 D EH1 N T AH0 F AY2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not identified; having an unknown or unnamed identity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: identified

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

being or having an unknown or unnamed source

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a poem by an unknown author
  • corporations responsible to nameless owners
  • an unnamed donor

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nameless, unknown, unnamed

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

not yet identified

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an unidentified species
  • an unidentified witness

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English identified English unidentified From un- + identified.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: uidentificeret — not identified
  • Dutch: ongeïdentificeerd — not identified
  • Esperanto: neidentigita — not identified
  • German: nicht identifiziert — not identified
  • German: unbekannt — not identified
  • German: unidentifiziert — not identified
  • Hungarian: azonosítatlan — not identified
  • Japanese: 未確認の (mikakunin no) — not identified
  • Macedonian: неидентификуван (neidentifikuvan) — not identified
  • Norwegian Bokmål: uidentifisert — not identified
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: uidentifisert — not identified
  • Russian: неопо́знанный (neopóznannyj) — not identified
  • Russian: неустано́вленный (neustanóvlennyj) — not identified
  • Russian: неотождествлённый (neotoždestvljónnyj) — not identified
  • Sanskrit: अज्ञात (ajñāta) — not identified
  • Swedish: oidentifierad — not identified
  • Turkish: kimliği belirsiz — not identified
  • Ottoman Turkish: بللیسز (bellisiz) — not identified
Real reading context

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