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unknowing

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un·know·ing  (n-nng)
adj.
Not knowing; unaware.
un·knowing·ly adv.
unknowing
Adjective
unaware or ignorant: unknowing victims of fraud
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Noun1.unknowing - ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
ignorantness, nescience, unknowingness
ignorance - the lack of knowledge or education
Adj.1.unknowingunknowing - unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge; "he was completely ignorant of the circumstances"; "an unknowledgeable assistant"; "his rudeness was unwitting"
unknowledgeable, unwitting, ignorant
uninformed - not informed; lacking in knowledge or information; "the uninformed public"


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And the d'Urberville knights and dames slept on in their tombs unknowing.
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A narrow ledge, scarce a foot wide, was all that had been left to carry the initiated past that frightful cavity into which the unknowing must surely have toppled at the first step.
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It was as if, unknowing, I had strayed outside the magic circle.
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