unknowing

American  

[uhn-noh-ing] / ʌnˈnoʊ ɪŋ /

adjective

1. ignorant or unaware.

   unknowing aid to the enemy.

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unknowing British  

/ ʌnˈnəʊɪŋ /

adjective

1. not knowing; ignorant

2. without knowledge or unaware (of)

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Other Word Forms

• unknowingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of unknowing

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

Example Sentences

There have been at least two or three Immortals since then—perhaps more—who were born and died unknowing.

From Literature

Whenever an unknowing fan shows up to a venue with a fake ticket, it often falls on the venue and its staff to deal with the situation.

From Los Angeles Times

Through sheer will Edward dragged his attention back to his unknowing son.

From Literature

Much of “Flour” is concerned with the woman’s conversation with her driver about a parable from the apocryphal Gospel of Thomas that he is translating from Coptic—a tale, he says, about emptiness and unknowing.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It was stressful as it relates to the unknowing" of what was going to happen, Hardwick said of the shutdown, adding that people were "annoyed and frustrated" by the impasse.

From Barron's