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unknowing

[uhn-noh-ing]

adjective

  1. ignorant or unaware.

    unknowing aid to the enemy.



unknowing

/ ʌˈəʊɪŋ /

adjective

  1. not knowing; ignorant

  2. without knowledge or unaware (of)

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • unknowingly adverb
  • ܲˈԴǷɾԲ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unknowing1

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; un- 1, knowing
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“There’s a real unknowing feeling. God is good. Paramount is good.”

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But, again, they are worth laughing at for their venal stupidity, empty reasoning, and sheer chutzpah in preaching the unbelievable to the unknowing and uncaring.

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As Ishiguro slowly reveals, the trio are unknowing participants in a nightmarish government scientific and social program.

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Instead, they acted as unknowing decoys for CIA operations.

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But it was the department’s payroll that was footing the bill — her unknowing grandmother was, authorities said.

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