unwitting
unwitting · more unwitting · most unwitting
unwissentlich, unabsichtlich
Unaware or uninformedUnaware or uninformed; oblivious.
US/ənwˈɪtɪŋ/
Meaning
2 sensesUnaware or uninformed; oblivious.
unwissentlich
Unintentional.
(transl.) 4th century BC, Plato, Sophist, 230a Some people, apparently, have thought about it and reached the conclusion that every case of being misinformed is unwitting.
unabsichtlich
More definitions
- not aware or knowing
- not done with purpose or intent
- unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge
Translations
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By meaning 2
unaware:
unintentional:
Origin
From Middle English unwittinge, unwitand, from Old English unwitende (“unwitting; not knowFrom Middle English unwittinge, unwitand, from Old English unwitende (“unwitting; not knowing; unaware; unconscious”), from Proto-Germanic *unwitandz (“not knowing”), equivalent to un- + witting. Cognate with West Frisian ûnwittend, Dutch onwetend, German Low German unwetend, German unwissend and unwissentlich, Icelandic óvitandi.
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Forms
more unwitting, most unwitting| Comparative | more unwitting Lesson |
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regular
Synonyms
45 synonymsignorantB2foolishB1innocentB1layB1philistineC2unawareB2accidentalB1cluelessbenightedcimmerianill-informedilliteratelack-learninglewd
Close in meaning
- not done with purpose or intent:unintentionalunplanned
- unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge:ignorantunknowledgeableunknowing
Antonyms
4 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsRelatedwitting
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form