Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unknowingly

/ʌnˈnəʊ.ɪŋ.li/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables: un-know-ing-ly
IPA: /ʌnˈnəʊ.ɪŋ.li/

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Without awareness, without intent.

Example Sentences

"An endianness difference can cause problems if a computer unknowingly tries to read binary data written in the opposite format from a shared memory location or file."

Etymology

Etymology tree English unknowing Middle English -ly English -ly English unknowingly From unknowing + -ly.

Synonyms

unwittingly inadvertently

Antonyms

knowingly

Rhymes With

knowingly glowingly

Questions

How do you pronounce unknowingly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈnəʊ.ɪŋ.li/.
What does unknowingly mean?: Without awareness, without intent.
Where does unknowingly come from?: Etymology tree English unknowing Middle English -ly English -ly English unknowingly From unknowing + -ly.

How to pronounce unknowingly

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