unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge
“he was completely ignorant of the circumstances”
Word Forms
ignorant
adjective
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
nescient
adjective
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
unknowing
adjective
unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge
ignorance
noun
the lack of knowledge or education
unknowing
noun
ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
unknowingness
noun
ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
unwissend
Unwissenheit (insbesondere gegenüber orthodoxen Überzeugungen)
🇫🇷French
ignorant
ignorance (en particulier des croyances orthodoxes)
🇪🇸Spanish
sin saber
ignorancia (especialmente de las creencias ortodoxas)
🇮🇹Italian
inconsapevole
ignoranza (soprattutto delle credenze ortodosse)
🇳🇱Dutch
onwetend
onwetendheid (vooral van orthodoxe overtuigingen)
🇵🇹Portuguese
sem saber
ignorância (especialmente de crenças ortodoxas)
🇷🇺Russian
незнающий
незнание (особенно ортодоксальных верований)
India
🇧🇩Bengali
অজানা
অজ্ঞতা (বিশেষ করে গোঁড়া বিশ্বাসের)
🇮🇳Tamil
அறியாமல்
அறியாமை (குறிப்பாக மரபுவழி நம்பிக்கைகள்)
🇮🇳Telugu
తెలియక
అజ్ఞానం (ముఖ్యంగా సనాతన విశ్వాసాలు)
🇮🇳Marathi
नकळत
अज्ञान (विशेषत: ऑर्थोडॉक्स विश्वासांबद्दल)
🇮🇳Gujarati
અજાણતા
અજ્ઞાન (ખાસ કરીને રૂઢિવાદી માન્યતાઓનું)
🇮🇳Kannada
ತಿಳಿಯದೆ
ಅಜ್ಞಾನ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ ನಂಬಿಕೆಗಳು)
🇮🇳Malayalam
അറിയാതെ
അറിവില്ലായ്മ (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് യാഥാസ്ഥിതിക വിശ്വാസങ്ങൾ)
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅਣਜਾਣ
ਅਗਿਆਨਤਾ (ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਆਰਥੋਡਾਕਸ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸਾਂ ਦੀ)
🇵🇰Urdu
بے خبر
جہالت (خاص طور پر آرتھوڈوکس عقائد کی)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
无知
无知（尤其是对正统信仰的无知）
🇯🇵Japanese
知らずに
無知（特に正統派の信念について）
🇰🇷Korean
모르고
무지(특히 정통 신앙)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
không biết
sự thiếu hiểu biết (đặc biệt là về niềm tin chính thống)
🇹🇭Thai
ไม่รู้
ความไม่รู้ (โดยเฉพาะความเชื่อดั้งเดิม)
🇮🇩Indonesian
tidak mengetahui
ketidaktahuan (terutama kepercayaan ortodoks)
🇵🇭Filipino
walang alam
kamangmangan (lalo na sa mga orthodox na paniniwala)
🇲🇾Malay
tidak mengetahui
kejahilan (terutama kepercayaan ortodoks)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
غير معروف
الجهل (وخاصة المعتقدات الأرثوذكسية)
🇮🇷Persian
نادانستن
جهل (به ویژه در مورد اعتقادات ارتدکس)
🇹🇷Turkish
bilmeyen
cehalet (özellikle ortodoks inançlar hakkında)
🇮🇱Hebrew
ללא ידיעה
בורות (במיוחד באמונות אורתודוכסיות)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'unknowing'?
The primary meaning of 'unknowing' is 'ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'unknowing' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'unknowing' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'unknowing' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'unknowing' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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