adj
Meaning 1
Ignorant, unlearned.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
nescient
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US: /ˈnɛʃənt/
adj
Meaning 2
Unbelieving.
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noun
Meaning 3
An ignorant person.
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noun
Meaning 4
One who holds that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters (the unmeasurable) or ultimate causes is impossible.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an ignorant man
- nescient of contemporary literature
- an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues
- exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ignorant, unlearned, unlettered
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unbelieving
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History
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin nesciēns (“ignorant, unknowing”), the present participle of nesciō (“to don’t know, to be ignorant of”).