unaware
[uhn-uh-wair]
- not aware or conscious; unconscious: to be unaware of any change.
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Origin of unaware
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incapacityobliviousnessdarknessunconsciousnessrawnessfogsimplicityinnocencevaguenessblindnessunfamiliaritybewildermentilliteracynescienceobliviondumbnessdisregardcrudenesssciolismincomprehensionExamples from the Web for unawareness
Historical Examples
He was a small, dark figure, like an animal moving in its unawareness.
The RainbowD. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
She had found a blessed refuge from her perplexities in the stolid Adelaide's unawareness.
The ReefEdith Wharton
It had become evident to him that what might be dulness might also be unawareness.
Christmas Roses and Other StoriesAnne Douglas Sedgwick
It was so wonderful to me, their unawareness that they were bores.
In the MountainsElizabeth von Arnim
He blacked out, sinking helplessly into the black plush night of unawareness.
Sound of TerrorDon Berry
unaware
- (postpositive) not aware or conscious (of)unaware of the danger, he ran across the road
- not fully cognizant of what is going on in the worldhe's the most unaware person I've ever met
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- a variant of unawares
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Word Origin and History for unawareness
unaware
see unawares.
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