nescient
nescient · more nescient · most nescient
Ignorant, unlearnedIgnorant, unlearned.
US/ˈnɛʃənt/
Meaning
2 sensesIgnorant, unlearned.
Unbelieving.
More definitions
- holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible
- uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
Origin
Ultimately from Latin nesciēns (“ignorant, unknowing”), the present participle of nesciō (Ultimately from Latin nesciēns (“ignorant, unknowing”), the present participle of nesciō (“to don’t know, to be ignorant of”).
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Forms
more nescient, most nescient| Comparative | more nescient Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most nescient Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible:unbelieving
- uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication:ignorantunlearnedunlettered
Word family
2 related wordsRelatednescience
Derivedomninescient
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form