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unknowingness

/ənˈnoʊɪŋnəs/ noun

The quality of not knowing; ignorance of something.

Word Origin Know comes from the ancient PIE root '*gno-', meaning 'to know,' which also gives us Greek 'gnosis' and Latin 'cognoscere.' Unknowingness is the state of not knowing, with the layers un- (not), -ing (action), and -ness (state). The same root appears in knowledge, acknowledge, and unknown.

noun The quality of not knowing; ignorance of something. countable

His unknowingness of the company's financial troubles surprised everyone.

(名词) 无知；不知情

他对公司财务困境的一无所知让所有人感到惊讶。

(sustantivo) La cualidad de no saber; ignorancia de algo.

Su desconocimiento de los problemas financieros de la empresa sorprendió a todos.

(nom) ignorance; méconnaissance [Le fait de ne pas savoir; ignorance de quelque chose.]

Son ignorance des difficultés financières de l'entreprise a surpris tout le monde.

(Substantiv) Unwissenheit; Unkenntnis [Der Zustand, etwas nicht zu wissen; das Fehlen von Kenntnis oder Bewusstsein über eine bestimmte Sache.]

Seine **unknowingness** der aktuellen Marktentwicklungen führte zu falschen Entscheidungen.

(名詞) 何かを知らないという性質や状態、無知であること

会社の財政難を彼が知らなかったことに、皆が驚いた。

(substantivo) ignorância; desconhecimento; inconsciência [A qualidade de não saber; ignorância sobre algo.]

O desconhecimento dele sobre os problemas financeiros da empresa surpreendeu a todos.

Synonyms: ignorance unawareness incomprehension nescience benightedness naivety simplicity Antonyms: knowledge awareness understanding cognizance
Word parts: un + know + ing + ness

Related words

knowledge acknowledge unknown knowingly knowable unknowable

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