unknowing

[uhn-noh-ing]

adjective

1. ignorant or unaware.

   unknowing aid to the enemy.

unknowing

/ ʌnˈnəʊɪŋ /

adjective

1. not knowing; ignorant

2. without knowledge or unaware (of)

Other Word Forms

• unknowingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of unknowing¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; un- ¹, knowing

Example Sentences

“So thank you for being that unknowing inspiration behind the scenes. I was internalizing all of that love and putting it into that record.”

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In the trailer, the titular Bride is the unknowing product of Frank and the doctor’s dark scheme, alternating between loyal naivete to her companion and a lingering curiosity about where she comes from.

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But what's the driving the fear is a sense of unknowing - of if and when these raids will reach the Chinese community, or when the next downturn of China-US relations could be.

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“There’s a real unknowing feeling. God is good. Paramount is good.”

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But, again, they are worth laughing at for their venal stupidity, empty reasoning, and sheer chutzpah in preaching the unbelievable to the unknowing and uncaring.

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