unknowing
pronunciation
How to pronounce unknowing in British English:
UK [ʌnˈnəʊɪŋ]
How to pronounce unknowing in American English:
US [ʌnˈnoʊɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
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- Adjective:
- lacking information or knowledge
Word Origin
- unknowing (adj.)
- c. 1300, "without knowledge, ignorant," from un- (1) "not" + present participle of know (v.). Noun meaning "ignorance" is mid-14c., especially in phrase cloud of unknowing, title of a medieval book of Christian mysticism. Related: Unknowingly. A verb unknow "fail to recognize" is attested from late 14c.
Example
- 1. I really love you but unknowing how to approach you , so I think I could leave you .
- 2. He didn 't know where olivia could have placed her flag , unknowing it was in front of his five-star general .
- 3. Many women are unknowing fashion victims .
- 4. And looked unknowing on his future bride .
- 5. She was dragged unknowing into the whole business .