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unkenning

unkenning adjective: unknowing, unaware, ignorant. Also the present participle and gerund of unken.

Adjective

unkenning (comparative more unkenning, superlative most unkenning)

  1. (Scotland) Unknowing, unaware, ignorant.

Also used as

unkenning is also the present participle and gerund of unken.

Forms of unkenning

comparativemore unkenning
superlativemost unkenning

Origin of unkenning

From un- + kenning, present participle of ken (“to know, perceive”).

Questions about unkenning

What does unkenning mean?
Unkenning means unknowing, unaware, ignorant.
What part of speech is unkenning?
Unkenning is an adjective.

Words near unkenning in the dictionary

  1. unkenneled
  2. unkenneling
  3. unkennelled
  4. unkennelling
  5. unkennels
  6. unkenning
  7. unkenreflex
  8. unkens
  9. unkent
  10. unkept
  11. unkeratinized

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