unawareness

English

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 aware

English unaware

Proto-Germanic *-in-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-Germanic *-inōną

Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-

Proto-Germanic *-atjaną

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Germanic *-þuz

Proto-Germanic *-assuz

Proto-Germanic *-inassuz

Proto-West Germanic *-nassī

Old English -nes

Middle English -nesse

English -ness

English unawareness

From unaware + -ness.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ʌn.əˈwɛə.nəs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ʌn.əˈwɛɚ.nəs/
• Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)nəs

Noun

unawareness (countable and uncountable, plural unawarenesses)

1. The state of being unaware.

Derived terms

• self-unawareness

Translations

Translations

• French: méconnaissance (fr) f
• German: Unwissenheit (de) f, Ignoranz (de) f
• Hindi: अजागरूकता (hi) f (ajāgrūktā), अनभिज्ञता (hi) f (anbhijñatā)
• Italian: inconsapevolezza (it)
• Tagalog: kawalang-ino
• Turkish: gaflet (tr)