unknownnessn.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈnəʊnnəs/, U.S.

/ˌənˈnoʊnnəs/

Forms: see unknown adj. and n. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unknown adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < unknown adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality or condition of being unknown (in various senses of unknown adj.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > that which is unknown > [noun] > unknown quality

unlikenessc1225

unknownness1580

unkennedness1896

1580 W. Hergest Right Rule Christian Chastitie Ep. Ded. sig. Aij The darke prison of (if I might so terme it) vnknownnesse.

1619 W. Sclater Expos. 1 Thess. (1630) 398 The vnknownnesse, and suddennesse of Christs comming.

1675 tr. W. Camden Hist. Princess Elizabeth (rev. ed.) ii. 252 They stood in no Fear at all of Pirates, by reason of..the Unknownness of that Sea.

a1864 N. Hawthorne Septimius Felton (1872) 228 Soon they would all drop away,..all leaving him in blessed unknownness to adopt new temporary relations.

1899 Outlook 15 Apr. 364/2 Her studies..appeal by the very unknownness to English readers.

1921 Confectioner's Jrnl. Aug. 116/2 After any device has been left in the window for a week or more, it is pretty certain to lose its qualities of newness. strangeness and unknownness.

1966 C. Frankenstein Roots of Ego xi. 273 The anonymity and the unknownness of the father.

2013 V. Rujivacharakul et al. Architecturalized Asia Introd. 1 The geocultural span of ‘Asia’ expanded to incorporate the eastern part of the Eurasian landmass, while retaining the connotation of unknownness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unknownness
释义	unknownnessn. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈnəʊnnəs/, U.S. /ˌənˈnoʊnnəs/ Forms: see unknown adj. and n. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unknown adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < unknown adj. + -ness suffix. The quality or condition of being unknown (in various senses of unknown adj.). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > that which is unknown > [noun] > unknown quality unlikenessc1225 unknownness1580 unkennedness1896 1580 W. Hergest Right Rule Christian Chastitie Ep. Ded. sig. Aij The darke prison of (if I might so terme it) vnknownnesse. 1619 W. Sclater Expos. 1 Thess. (1630) 398 The vnknownnesse, and suddennesse of Christs comming. 1675 tr. W. Camden Hist. Princess Elizabeth (rev. ed.) ii. 252 They stood in no Fear at all of Pirates, by reason of..the Unknownness of that Sea. a1864 N. Hawthorne Septimius Felton (1872) 228 Soon they would all drop away,..all leaving him in blessed unknownness to adopt new temporary relations. 1899 Outlook 15 Apr. 364/2 Her studies..appeal by the very unknownness to English readers. 1921 Confectioner's Jrnl. Aug. 116/2 After any device has been left in the window for a week or more, it is pretty certain to lose its qualities of newness. strangeness and unknownness. 1966 C. Frankenstein Roots of Ego xi. 273 The anonymity and the unknownness of the father. 2013 V. Rujivacharakul et al. Architecturalized Asia Introd. 1 The geocultural span of ‘Asia’ expanded to incorporate the eastern part of the Eurasian landmass, while retaining the connotation of unknownness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1580
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