"méconnu" meaning in French

See méconnu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /me.kɔ.ny/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-méconnu.wav Forms: méconnue [feminine], méconnus [masculine, plural], méconnues [feminine, plural]
Head templates: {{fr-adj}} méconnu (feminine méconnue, masculine plural méconnus, feminine plural méconnues)
  1. (of people and things) little known, unfamiliar (previously encountered but not familiar or well-acquainted); unrecognized, unfamiliar, unidentified (previously encountered but not known by name or identity) Synonyms: ignoré, peu connu
    Sense id: en-méconnu-fr-adj-p0-yEPlq Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 61 17 10 10 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 19 5 4 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 20 4 3 3
  2. (of people and things) misunderstood (which is correctly recognized or identified, but whose true nature, qualities, character, etc. are not) Synonyms: incompris, mal connu
    Sense id: en-méconnu-fr-adj-slNtqAC2
  3. (of people and things) underappreciated, unrecognized (deserving or worthy of recognition that is not received) Synonyms: sous-estimé
    Sense id: en-méconnu-fr-adj-TZKOyTWG Categories (other): French terms with collocations
  4. (of people) unsung, obscure (not famous but deserving to be) Synonyms: obscur
    Sense id: en-méconnu-fr-adj-qif4KfGm Categories (other): French terms with collocations

Verb

IPA: /me.kɔ.ny/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-méconnu.wav Forms: méconnue [feminine], méconnus [masculine, plural], méconnues [feminine, plural]
Head templates: {{fr-past participle}} méconnu (feminine méconnue, masculine plural méconnus, feminine plural méconnues)
  1. past participle of méconnaître Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: méconnaître
    Sense id: en-méconnu-fr-verb-LK3-yc5T

Inflected forms

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      "form": "méconnus",
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        {
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "She lives in a modest house in an area unfamiliar to her lover.",
          "text": "Elle habite une maison modeste dans un quartier méconnu de son amant.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-méconnu-fr-adj-p0-yEPlq",
      "links": [
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          "little",
          "little"
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        [
          "known",
          "known"
        ],
        [
          "unfamiliar",
          "unfamiliar"
        ],
        [
          "unrecognized",
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          "unidentified",
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        ]
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          "text": "comblé de talents méconnus",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "un bienfaiteur méconnu",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        }
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      ],
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        }
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        {
          "text": "un bienfaiteur méconnu",
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        }
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