unknowable
Something that cannot be knownSomething that cannot be known.
» Music can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable.
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1 sensesSomething that cannot be known.
Examples
4 sentencesMusic can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable.
The future is unknowable.
ruБудущее непостижимо. — Selena777
deDie Zukunft ist unerforschbar. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Religion is a daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.
ruРелигия – это дочь Надежды и Страха, объясняющая Невежеству природу Непознаваемого. — sharptoothed
deDie Religion ist die Tochter der Hoffnung und der Furcht, die der Unwissenheit die Natur des Unwissbaren erläutert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Britain stands on the brink of a disorderly exit from the European Union, with unknowable — but likely dire — economic consequences.
Origin
From un- + knowable.From un- + knowable.
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Forms
plural: unknowables| Singular | unknowable |
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