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enviable(dictionary)

known (iou) and enviable (iou)


known (iou)



known adjective & noun. ME.
[pa. pple of KNOW verb.]
A. adjective.
Learned, apprehended mentally; familiar, esp. familiar to all, generally known or recognized. Also, identified as such. ME.
A. Christie Billy Kellett?..He's known to the police. F. Howerd I was leaving surroundings where I had become known and was accepted. I. Drummond His face was not recognised in the rogues' gallery, nor did his description tally with any known criminal. Sunday Express There are 700 known species of holly in the world.
Possessed of knowledge; acquainted with something; learned in. LME-M17.
b. absol. as noun.
An acquaintance. Only in ME.
A well-known person. Also, a known criminal. M19.
the known, that which is known, all known things. M19.

enviable (iou)



enviable adjective. E17.
[from ENVY verb1 + -ABLE.]
That is to be envied; such as to arouse envy.
I. Murdoch To sleep with a clear conscience every night is indeed enviable.
envia'bility noun E20.
enviableness noun (rare) M19.
enviably adverb E19.