"unknowing" meaning in English

See unknowing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more unknowing [comparative], most unknowing [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + knowing. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|knowing}} un- + knowing Head templates: {{en-adj}} unknowing (comparative more unknowing, superlative most unknowing)
  1. Without knowing; ignorant. Translations (without knowing): جَاهِل (jāhil) (Arabic), onwetend (Dutch), tietämätön (Finnish), epätietoinen (Finnish), 𐌿𐌽𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 (unkunnands) (Gothic), 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 (unwitands) (Gothic), не́свесен (nésvesen) (Macedonian), onweetent (Plautdietsch), bezwiedny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-unknowing-en-adj-4ZKJC6~y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 37 41 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 36 42 22 Disambiguation of 'without knowing': 95 5
  2. (obsolete) Unknown, unbeknownst (to someone). Tags: obsolete
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Noun

Forms: unknowings [plural]
Etymology: From un- + knowing. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|knowing}} un- + knowing Head templates: {{en-noun}} unknowing (plural unknowings)
  1. Absence of knowledge; ignorance of something.
    Sense id: en-unknowing-en-noun-kj~b55Vp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 37 41 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 36 42 22

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