nescience

[ nesh-uh ns, nesh-ee-uh ns, nes-ee- ]

/ ˈnɛʃ əns, ˈnɛʃ i əns, ˈnɛs i- /

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noun

lack of knowledge; ignorance.

agnosticism.

Nearby words

nervuration, nervure, nervus, nervy, nesbit, nescience, nesh, nesosilicate, ness, ness, loch, nesselrode

Origin of nescience

1605–15; < Late Latin nescientia ignorance, equivalent to ne- not + scientia knowledge; see science

Related forms

nes·cient, adjectivenon·nes·cience, nounnon·nes·cient, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for nescient

nescience

/ (ˈnɛsɪəns) /

noun

a formal or literary word for ignorance

Derived Forms

nescient, adjective

Word Origin for nescience

C17: from Late Latin nescientia, from Latin nescīre to be ignorant of, from ne not + scīre to know; compare science

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