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unknowable
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un·know·a·ble  (n-n-bl)
adj.
Impossible to know, especially being beyond the range of human experience or understanding: the unknowable mysteries of life.

un·knowa·bili·ty, un·knowa·ble·ness n.
un·knowa·ble n.
un·knowa·bly adv.

unknowable [ʌnˈnəʊəbəl]
adj
1. incapable of being known or understood
2.
a.  beyond human understanding
b.  (as noun) the unknowable
unknowableness , unknowability n
unknowably  adv

Unknowable [ʌnˈnəʊəbəl]
n
(Philosophy)
the Philosophy the ultimate reality that underlies all phenomena but cannot be known
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unknowable - not knowable; "the unknowable mysteries of life"
cognisable, cognizable, cognoscible, knowable - capable of being known
Translations
unknowable [ˈʌnˈnəʊəbl] ADJ (esp liter) → inconocible
the unknowablelo inconocible
unknowable
adj truthsunbegreiflich, unfassbar; personverschlossen
n the Unknowabledas Unfassbare
unknowable [ʌnˈnəʊəbl] adjinconoscibile


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