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nonknowledge

nonknowledge noun: the state of not knowing.

Noun

nonknowledge (uncountable)

  1. The state of not knowing.
    • It's only when you have grazed on the lower slopes of your own ignorance and begun to understand the great vistas of nonknowledge that you have, that you can claim to have been educated at all.2009, Christopher Hitchens, Christopher Hitchens interview, reddit.com

Origin of nonknowledge

From non- + knowledge.

Questions about nonknowledge

What does nonknowledge mean?
Nonknowledge means the state of not knowing.
What part of speech is nonknowledge?
Nonknowledge is a noun.

Words near nonknowledge in the dictionary

  1. nonkins
  2. nonkinship
  3. nonkitchen
  4. nonknitted
  5. nonknowable
  6. nonknowledge
  7. nonknowledges
  8. nonkoranic
  9. nonkosher
  10. nonlab
  11. nonlabeled

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