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1unknowing
adjective un·know·ing \-ˈnō-iŋ\
: not aware of what is really happening
Full Definition of UNKNOWING
: not knowing
— un·know·ing·ly \-iŋ-lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of UNKNOWING
14th century
Related to UNKNOWING
- Synonyms
- aw-shucks, dewy, dewy-eyed, green, ingenuous, innocent, naïf (or naif), primitive, simple, simpleminded, uncritical, naive, unsophisticated, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, unwary, unworldly, wide-eyed
- Antonyms
- cosmopolitan, experienced, knowing, sophisticated, worldly, worldly-wise
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