- nescient
- nescient (adj.) 1620s, from L. nescientem (nom. nesciens) "ignorant, unaware," prp. of nescire "not to know, to be ignorant," from ne "not" + scire "to know" (see SCIENCE (Cf. science)).
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nescient — [nesh′ənt, nesh′ē ənt] adj. 〚L nesciens, prp. of nescire, to be ignorant of: see NICE〛 1. lacking knowledge; ignorant 2. AGNOSTIC nescience n. * * * See … Universalium
nescient — index blind (not discerning), incognizant, opaque, unaware Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
nescient — [nesh′ənt, nesh′ē ənt] adj. [L nesciens, prp. of nescire, to be ignorant of: see NICE] 1. lacking knowledge; ignorant 2. AGNOSTIC nescience n … English World dictionary
nescient — [ nɛsɪənt] adjective literary lacking knowledge; ignorant. Derivatives nescience noun Origin ME: from L. nescient , nescire to not know , from ne not + scire know … English new terms dictionary
nescient — adjective see nescience … New Collegiate Dictionary
nescient — 1. noun a) an ignorant person b) an unbeliever 2. adjective a) ignorant, unlearned b) unb … Wiktionary
nescient — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Without education or knowledge: ignorant, illiterate, uneducated, uninstructed, unlearned, unschooled, untaught. See KNOWLEDGE … English dictionary for students
nescient — nes·ci·ent || neʃnt / nesɪənt n. ignorant person, fool; skeptic; agnostic adj. ignorant, unknowing; skeptical; agnostic … English contemporary dictionary
nescient — ne·scient … English syllables
nescient — a. lacking or disclaiming knowledge; n. agnostic. ♦ nescience, n … Dictionary of difficult words
