Unknowingness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)

unconsciousness resulting from lack of knowledge or attention

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnnˈoʊɪŋnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnnˈəʊɪŋnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnnˈəʊɪŋnəs/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnnˈoʊɪŋnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nescience ignorantness unknowing unawareness

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
unaware	adjective	(often followed by `of') not aware

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unwissenheit

Unwissenheit (insbesondere gegenüber orthodoxen Überzeugungen)

🇫🇷French

méconnaissance

ignorance (en particulier des croyances orthodoxes)

🇪🇸Spanish

desconocimiento

ignorancia (especialmente de las creencias ortodoxas)

🇮🇹Italian

inconsapevolezza

ignoranza (soprattutto delle credenze ortodosse)

🇳🇱Dutch

onwetendheid

onwetendheid (vooral van orthodoxe overtuigingen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

desconhecimento

ignorância (especialmente de crenças ortodoxas)

🇷🇺Russian

незнание

незнание (особенно ортодоксальных верований)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनजानापन

अज्ञानता (विशेषकर रूढ़िवादी मान्यताओं की)

🇧🇩Bengali

অজ্ঞতা

অজ্ঞতা (বিশেষ করে গোঁড়া বিশ্বাসের)

🇮🇳Tamil

அறியாமை

அறியாமை (குறிப்பாக மரபுவழி நம்பிக்கைகள்)

🇮🇳Telugu

తెలియకపోవుట

అజ్ఞానం (ముఖ్యంగా సనాతన విశ్వాసాలు)

🇮🇳Marathi

नकळत

अज्ञान (विशेषत: ऑर्थोडॉक्स विश्वासांबद्दल)

🇮🇳Gujarati

અજાણતા

અજ્ઞાન (ખાસ કરીને રૂઢિવાદી માન્યતાઓનું)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಜ್ಞಾನ

ಅಜ್ಞಾನ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ ನಂಬಿಕೆಗಳು)

🇮🇳Malayalam

അറിവില്ലായ്മ

അറിവില്ലായ്മ (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് യാഥാസ്ഥിതിക വിശ്വാസങ്ങൾ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਜਾਣਤਾ

ਅਗਿਆਨਤਾ (ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਆਰਥੋਡਾਕਸ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸਾਂ ਦੀ)

🇵🇰Urdu

لاعلمی

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

不知

無知（特に正統派の信念について）

🇰🇷Korean

무지

무지(특히 정통 신앙)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự không biết

sự thiếu hiểu biết (đặc biệt là về niềm tin chính thống)

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่รู้

ความไม่รู้ (โดยเฉพาะความเชื่อดั้งเดิม)

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidaktahuan

ketidaktahuan (terutama kepercayaan ortodoks)

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalang-alam

kamangmangan (lalo na sa mga orthodox na paniniwala)

🇲🇾Malay

ketidaktahuan

kejahilan (terutama kepercayaan ortodoks)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدم المعرفة

الجهل (وخاصة المعتقدات الأرثوذكسية)

🇮🇷Persian

ناآگاهی

جهل (به ویژه در مورد اعتقادات ارتدکس)

🇹🇷Turkish

bilgisizlik

cehalet (özellikle ortodoks inançlar hakkında)

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוסר ידיעה

בורות (במיוחד באמונות אורתודוכסיות)

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