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unknowable

UK
/ʌnˈnəʊəbl/
US
/ʌnˈnoʊəbl/

Translations

unknowableadjective
more unknowable
Comp.
most unknowable
Super.
UK
/ʌnˈnəʊəbl/
US
/ʌnˈnoʊəbl/
The mysteries of the universe are often considered unknowable.
Les mystères de l'univers sont souvent considérés comme inconnaissables.
Additional translations
incompréhensibleSelon le contexte, pour ce qui ne peut pas être compris.
Synonyms
enigmatic
mysterious
incomprehensible
inscrutable
unfathomable
impenetrable
Antonyms
knowable
unknowablenoun
UK
/ʌnˈnəʊ.ə.bəl/
US
/ʌnˈnoʊ.ə.bəl/
Used chiefly with the definite article to denote something that cannot be known.
l'inconnaissableEmploi substantivé, surtout en philosophie.
Philosophers have long debated whether the unknowable truly exists.
Les philosophes débattent depuis longtemps de l'existence réelle de l'inconnaissable.
Synonyms
imponderable
the unknown
mystery
enigma
unknowability
inscrutability
incomprehensibility
uncertainty

Definitions

unknowableadjective
Impossible to know or understand.
The mysteries of the universe are often considered unknowable.
unknowablenoun
That which cannot be known or understood, especially in an abstract or metaphysical sense.
Philosophers have long debated whether the unknowable truly exists.
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