beknownst

/bɪˈnoʊnst/

beknownst adjective: known (about); in (someone's) awareness.

Adjective

beknownst (not comparable)

(colloquial) Known (about); in (someone's) awareness.
- Axin' yer pardin, Misther O'Brien, but 'tis well beknownst to a jintleman of your exthraordinady mintal an' quizzical fackilties that the consthruction of the words consthitutes the differ of langwidged, of which pothooks an' hangers is the ilimints.1854, Sylvanus Urban, “A Great Mulrooney Story”, in Godey's Lady Book
- The if he was n't hiding' here beknownst to you, he must have changed his mind agin and got away by the embarcadero.1887, Bret Harte, A Blue Grass Penelope

Then for reasons best beknownst to him, the batman took note of the woman's presence and then tried to shrug off the glamour o’ sea.2008, Miles Hawke, The Dragonnade, →ISBN, page 56:
Little beknownst to either of them, they were being followed by a very clumsy, wet, and muddy-pawed mutt, the Cassidy hound.2011, Edward F. Cassidy, Looking Back on Tomorrow: A Life Story, →ISBN, page 111:

Probably a back-formation from unbeknownst.

What does beknownst mean?: Beknownst means known (about); in (someone's) awareness.
How do you use beknownst in a sentence?: Then for reasons best beknownst to him, the batman took note of the woman's presence and then tried to shrug off the glamour o’ sea.
What part of speech is beknownst?: Beknownst is an adjective.
How do you pronounce beknownst?: Beknownst is pronounced /bɪˈnoʊnst/.

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