unaware

adj.
Not aware or cognizant.

adv.
Unawares.

unawarely un'a·ware'ly adv.
unawareness un'a·ware'ness n.

USAGE NOTE   Unaware, followed by a prepositional phrase with of (expressed or implied), is the usual adjectival form modifying a noun or pronoun or following a linking verb: Unaware of the difficulty, I went ahead. She plunged into a dangerous situation wholly unaware. He was unaware of my presence. Unawares is the usual adverbial form: The rain caught them unawares (without warning). They came upon it unawares (without design or plan).

adjective

Not aware or informed: ignorant, innocent, oblivious, unacquainted, unconscious, unenlightened, unfamiliar, uninformed, unknowing, unwitting. Idioms: in the dark. See knowledge/ignorance.

adj

Definition: ignorant
Antonyms: aware, cognizant, informed, knowing, suspicious

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IN BRIEF: Not knowing or noticing.

Some people are still unaware that reality contains unparalleled beauties. — Berenice Abbott (1898-1991).

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ikke klar over, ikke opmærksom på
adv. - ubevidst

Nederlands (Dutch)
zich niet bewust, niet op de hoogte, niet oplettend

Français (French)
adj. - pas au courant, pas conscient, ignorant
adv. - étant ignorant, étant inconscient, étant pas informé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - nicht bewusst, in Unkenntnis, nichtsahnend
adv. - unabsichtlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απληροφόρητος, ανίδεος, αγνοών

Italiano (Italian)
ignaro

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desapercebido, inconsciente, alheio

Русский (Russian)
не знающий, не подозревающий о чем-л.

Español (Spanish)
adj. - inconsciente, ignorante
adv. - de improviso, sin saberlo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - omedveten, okunnig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不知道的, 没觉察到的, 出其不意地, 意外地, 不知不觉地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不知道的, 沒覺察到的
adv. - 出其不意地, 意外地, 不知不覺地

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 눈치 못 챈, 부주의한
adv. - 무심하게, 알지 못하게

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不注意な, 気づかない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير مدرك ل, غافل عن, جاهل ب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא מודע ל-, לא רגיש, לא זהיר‬
adv. - ‮בלא יודעים‬

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