nescient

American  

[nesh-uhnt, nesh-ee-uhnt, nes-ee-uhnt] / ˈnɛʃ ənt, ˈnɛʃ i ənt, ˈnɛs i ənt /

adjective

Rare.

1. lacking in knowledge, information, or skill; ignorant.

2. agnostic.

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Etymology

Origin of nescient

First recorded in 1450–1500; from Latin nescient-, stem of nesciēns “not knowing”; see nescience ( def. )

Example Sentences

The tenants of the tombs to dust decay, Nescient of self, and all beside are they; Their sundered atoms float about the world, Like mirage clouds, until the judgment day.

From The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam by Khayyam, Omar

The most eager Nescient or Denier to be found in the ranks of the assailants of theology in our own day is timorous and moderate compared with this direct and on-pressing swordsman.

From Diderot and the Encyclopædists Volume II. by Morley, John