unaware

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English aware English unaware From un- + aware.

1. Not aware or informed; lacking knowledge; unmindful.

   “I'm unaware of the answer to that question.”

   “Luckily, she was unaware that I'd spent the last five years in prison.”

2. Not noticing; paying no heed; thoughtless; inattentive; oblivious.

   “Or on the mat devoutly kneeling, Would lift her eyes up to the ceiling, And heave her bosom unaware For neighbouring beaux to see it bare.”