Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state or condition of being unknowledgeable; ignorance.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishknowledge
- Englishknowledgeable
- Englishunknowledgeable
- Englishunknowledgeableness
From unknowledgeable + -ness.
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unknowledgeableness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unknowledgeableness
“unknowledgeableness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unknowledgeableness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unknowledgeableness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unknowledgeableness.
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