adj
Meaning 1
Without knowing; ignorant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unknowing
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adj
Meaning 2
Unknown, unbeknownst (to someone).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Absence of knowledge; ignorance of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he was completely ignorant of the circumstances
- an unknowledgeable assistant
- his rudeness was unwitting
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ignorant, unknowledgeable, unwitting
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ignorantness, nescience, unknowingness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ignorance
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English un- English know English -ing English knowing English unknowing From un- + knowing.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: جَاهِل (jāhil) — without knowing
- Dutch: onwetend — without knowing
- Finnish: tietämätön — without knowing
- Finnish: epätietoinen — without knowing
- Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 (unkunnands) — without knowing
- Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 (unwitands) — without knowing
- Macedonian: не́свесен (nésvesen) — without knowing
- Plautdietsch: onweetent — without knowing
- Polish: bezwiedny — without knowing