"unknowable" meaning in English

See unknowable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more unknowable [comparative], most unknowable [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + knowable. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|knowable}} un- + knowable Head templates: {{en-adj}} unknowable (comparative more unknowable, superlative most unknowable)
  1. Not knowable; not able to be known. Categories (topical): Epistemology Synonyms: unintelligible, incomprehensible Related terms: unknowability Translations (not able to be known): અલખ (alakh) (Gujarati), अज्ञेय (agyey) (Hindi), непостижимое (nepostižimoje) (Russian), bilinmez (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-unknowable-en-adj-QK3nv53R Disambiguation of Epistemology: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 54 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 82 18

Noun

Forms: unknowables [plural]
Etymology: From un- + knowable. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|knowable}} un- + knowable Head templates: {{en-noun}} unknowable (plural unknowables)
  1. Something that cannot be known.
    Sense id: en-unknowable-en-noun-0ifAEKZz Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 54 46

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