"unknowingness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From unknowing + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|unknowing|ness}} unknowing + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} unknowingness (uncountable)
  1. The quality of not knowing; ignorance of something. Tags: uncountable
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