nescient
pronunciation
How to pronounce nescient in British English:
UK ['neʃɪənt]
How to pronounce nescient in American English:
US ['neʃɪrnt]
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- Adjective:
- holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible
- lacking general education or knowledge
Word Origin
- nescient (adj.)
- 1620s, from Latin nescientem (nominative nesciens) "ignorant, unaware," present participle of nescire "not to know, to be ignorant," from ne "not" + scire "to know" (see science).
Example
- 1. Love is changeable , harmful , uncontrolled , nescient , yeasty and nonsensical .