unknowable

[ uhn-noh-uh-buh l ]
/ ʌnˈnoʊ ə bəl /

adjective

not knowable; incapable of being known or understood.

noun

something that is unknowable.
the Unknowable, the postulated reality lying behind all phenomena but not cognizable by any of the processes by which the mind cognizes phenomenal objects.

Origin of unknowable

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at un-1, knowable

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British Dictionary definitions for unknowable (1 of 2)

unknowable
/ (ʌnˈnəʊəbəl) /

adjective

incapable of being known or understood
  1. beyond human understanding
  2. (as noun)the unknowable

Derived forms of unknowable

unknowableness or unknowability, noun unknowably, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for unknowable (2 of 2)

Unknowable
/ (ʌnˈnəʊəbəl) /

noun

the Unknowable philosophy the ultimate reality that underlies all phenomena but cannot be known