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# unknowable

adjective (unknowable)

«unknowable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Unknowable means impossible to know or find out, even with study or tools. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unknowable/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science and philosophy lessons: some things may be unknowable, like what happened before the universe began, or what someone else truly feels. In stories it adds mystery. In everyday talk: «the future is unknowable».

### Examples

- The future is unknowable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unknowable/#x1)
- Some scientists think what happened before the Big Bang may be unknowable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unknowable/#x2)
- The ancient king's real thoughts are unknowable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unknowable/#x3)
- Without the missing page, the end of the story is unknowable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unknowable/#x4)
- Philosophers argue about what is unknowable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unknowable/#x5)
- The deep sea once seemed unknowable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unknowable/#x6)

### Note

Different from «unknown»: unknown means not known yet; unknowable means it can never be known. Do not confuse.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unknowable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unknowable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unknowable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unknowable.html) on Mova free.