unknowable
Not knowable; not able to be knownNot knowable; not able to be known.
» Music can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable.
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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
Meaning
1 sensesNot knowable; not able to be known.
непостижи́мыйnepostižímyj, непознава́емыйnepoznavájemyj
not knowable
Origin
From un- + knowable.From un- + knowable.
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Forms
more unknowable, most unknowable| Comparative | more unknowable Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most unknowable Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
31 synonymsAntonyms
18 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.