unwitting

English

Etymology

From Middle English unwittinge, unwitand, from Old English unwitende (“unwitting; not knowing; unaware; unconscious”), from Proto-Germanic *unwitandz (“not knowing”), equivalent to un- +‎ witting. Cognate with West Frisian ûnwittend, Dutch onwetend, German Low German unwetend, German unwissend and unwissentlich, Icelandic óvitandi.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɪtɪŋ

Adjective

unwitting (comparative more unwitting, superlative most unwitting)

unaware or uninformed; oblivious
unintentional
- (transl.) 4th century BC, Plato, Sophist, 230a
  Some people, apparently, have thought about it and reached the conclusion that every case of being misinformed is unwitting.

Antonyms

(unaware or uninformed): aware, cognizant
(unintentional): deliberate

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Translations

unaware

Finnish: tietämätön (fi)
French: inconscient (fr) m

German: unwissentlich
Italian: ignaro (it), inconsapevole (it)

unintentional

Finnish: tahaton (fi)
French: involontaire (fr)

German: unabsichtlich (de)
Italian: involontario (it)

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