unkenning

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adjective

Unknowing, unaware, ignorant.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

adjectiveunkenning (comparative more unkenning, superlative most unkenning)

comparative more unkenning · superlative most unkenning

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of unken

Origin

From un- + kenning, present participle of ken (“to know, perceive”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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