unknowable

adjective un·know·able \ˌən-ˈnō-ə-bəl\

: not able to be known : not knowable

Full Definition of UNKNOWABLE

: not knowable; especially : lying beyond the limits of human experience or understanding

— un·know·abil·i·ty \-ˌnō-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

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14th century

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