DEFINITIONS

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.

Words related to nescience

benighted, dense, green, illiterate, imbecilic, inexperienced, innocent, insensible, mindless, moronic, naive, oblivious, obtuse, shallow, thick, unconscious, uncultivated, uncultured, uneducated, unenlightened

Words nearby nescience

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

Origin of nescience

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

OTHER WORDS FROM nescience

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 of nescience

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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