unknowable
[ uhn-noh-uh-buh l ]
/ ʌnˈnoʊ ə bəl /
adjective
not knowable; incapable of being known or understood.
noun
something that is unknowable.
the Unknowable, the postulated reality lying behind all phenomena but not cognizable by any of the processes by which the mind cognizes phenomenal objects.
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British Dictionary definitions for unknowable (1 of 2)
unknowable
/ (ʌnˈnəʊəbəl) /
adjective
incapable of being known or understood
- beyond human understanding
- (as noun)the unknowable
Derived forms of unknowable
unknowableness or unknowability, noununknowably, adverbBritish Dictionary definitions for unknowable (2 of 2)
Unknowable
/ (ʌnˈnəʊəbəl) /
noun
the Unknowable philosophy the ultimate reality that underlies all phenomena but cannot be known
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