Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unknowability

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: un-knowa-bil-i-ty
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or state of being unknowable.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"At the end of her book we feel we know these couples as intimately as if we were part of their circle, but the ultimate nature of each relationship is left inviolate in its unknowability."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English knowability English unknowability From un- + knowability.

Usage

Inflected Forms

unknowabilities (plural)

Antonyms

knowability

Questions

What does unknowability mean?: The quality or state of being unknowable.
Where does unknowability come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English knowability English unknowability From un- + knowability.

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