I. |ən+ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from un- (I) + knowing, present participle of knowen to know — more at know
1. : not knowing ; especially : ignorant
2. : unknown — usually used with to
people who unknowing to him had come — James Lerner
• un·knowingly “+ adverb
• un·know·ing·ness “+ noun
II. noun
Etymology: Middle English, from un- (I) + knowing, n.
: ignorance
III. adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from unknowing, adjective
: without knowing