Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unknowledgeable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
un-knowl-edge-able
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking knowledge: ignorant, naive, or both.

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 knowledge Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English knowledgeable English unknowledgeable From un- + knowledgeable.

Inflected Forms

more unknowledgeable (comparative) most unknowledgeable (superlative)

Derived Forms

unknowledgeableness unknowledgeably

Frequently Paired Words

foolish stupid asinine balmy barmy bedaft loony daft

Synonyms

uninformed benighted cimmerian clueless foolish ignorant ill-informed illiterate innocent lack-learning lay lewd

Antonyms

knowledgeable nonignorant unignorant informed

Questions

What does unknowledgeable mean?
Lacking knowledge: ignorant, naive, or both.
Where does unknowledgeable 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 knowledge Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English knowledgeable English unknowledgeable From un- + knowledgeable.

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