Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unknowledge

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-knowl-edge
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The lack or absence of knowledge.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It is imagination out of which choice arises, and the nature of choice is inevitably closely linked with the uncertainty, or - to use Shacklean terminology - the unknowledge of the outcome of decision-making."

Etymology

From un- + knowledge.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does unknowledge mean?: The lack or absence of knowledge.
Where does unknowledge come from?: From un- + knowledge.

How to pronounce unknowledge

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