unaware

  • 1unaware — unaware, unawares 1. The adjective unaware is used predicatively (i.e. after a verb) and is followed either by of or by a that clause: • She still seemed unaware of the peril that she was in M. Lide, 1991 • Quite unaware that he had a month s… …

    Modern English usage

  • 2unaware — [un΄ə wer′] adj. 1. not aware or conscious [unaware of danger] 2. Rare unwary adv. UNAWARES unawareness n …

    English World dictionary

  • 3Unaware — Un a*ware , a. Not aware; not noticing; giving no heed; thoughtless; inattentive. Swift. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4Unaware — Un a*ware , adv. Unawares. [Poetic] Dryden. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 5unaware — I adjective blinded, heedless, ignarus, ignorant, inattentive, incognizant, inexpectant, inscius, insensible, mindless, nescient, nescius, oblivious, off guard, surprised, unacquainted, unadvised, unapprised, unconscious, undiscerning,… …

    Law dictionary

  • 6unaware — see UNAWARES (Cf. unawares) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 7unaware — [adj] ignorant blind, careless, caught napping*, daydreaming, deaf, deaf to*, doped*, forgetful, heedless, in a daze*, inattentive, incognizant, inconversant,insensible, mooning, negligent, nescient, not all there*, not cognizant, oblivious, out… …

    New thesaurus

  • 8unaware — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having no knowledge of a situation or fact. DERIVATIVES unawareness noun …

    English terms dictionary

  • 9unaware */ — UK [ˌʌnəˈweə(r)] / US [ˌʌnəˈwer] adjective not realizing that something exists or is happening unaware of: Tom carried on reading, seemingly unaware of my presence. unaware that: Jo seemed unaware that there was anyone else in the room.… …

    English dictionary

  • 10unaware — adj. (cannot stand alone) 1) unaware of 2) unaware that + clause (they were unaware that the road had been closed) * * * [ˌʌnə weə] (cannot stand alone) unaware of unaware that + clause (they were unaware that the road had been closed) …

    Combinatory dictionary