ignote

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/ɪɡˈnəʊt/

adjective

unknown

“a. 1697, John Aubrey, letter I am an ignote fellow and but of little learning.”

OriginLatin ignotus →
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Meanings

adjectiveignote (comparative more ignote, superlative most ignote)

comparative more ignote · superlative most ignote

  1. obsoleteunknown

    a. 1697, John Aubrey, letter I am an ignote fellow and but of little learning.

    1 more example

    A traveller passing through the confines of ignote countries.

    1634, Miles Sandys, Essays
nounignote (plural ignotes)

plural ignotes

  1. obsoleteOne who is unknown.

    More light is opened to this in a Letter that an Ignote Wrote to K. Jumes

    1693, John Hacket, Scrinia Reserata

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Latinignotus
  2. Englishignote

From Latin ignotus; prefix in- (“not”) + gnotus, notus (“known”), past participle of gnocere, nocere (“to learn, to know”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ignote

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

ignote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ignote

MLA

“ignote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ignote. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ignote,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ignote.

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