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)
Antonyms
- (unaware or uninformed): aware, cognizant
- (unintentional): deliberate
Derived terms
Translations
unaware
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