aporesis means knowing perplexity, knowing the extent of one's wisdom. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why “aporesis” is a great word
APORESIS — [Noun] A state of knowing perplexity, specifically an awareness of the limits of one's own knowledge or wisdom. From Ancient Greek ἀπόρησις (apórēsis), a synonym of ἀπορία (aporía, "difficulty, perplexity"), from the same root. Unlike "aporia" (which denotes a logical impasse) or "certainty" (which implies firm conviction), aporesis is the philosophical act of standing deliberately at the edge of one's understanding. It is the scholar's pause before a mountain of unread texts, the quiet that follows a child's unanswerable question, and the astronomer's profound wonder before the unplumbed dark between stars—the clear-eyed map of where understanding ends, a humble and lucid bafflement that is the only honest foundation for thought.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀπόρησις (apórēsis) synonym of ἀπορία (aporía) and of the same root.
noun
- Knowing perplexity, knowing the extent of one's wisdom.