nonknowledge

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noun

The state of not knowing.

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Meanings

nounnonknowledge (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state of not knowing.

    2009, Christopher Hitchens, Christopher Hitchens interview, reddit.com It's only when you have grazed on the lower slopes of your own ignorance and begun to understand the great vistas of nonknowledge that you have, that you can claim to have been educated at all.

Origin

From non- + knowledge.

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APA

nonknowledge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonknowledge

MLA

“nonknowledge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonknowledge. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonknowledge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonknowledge.

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