Search Result:nescient
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋnєʃәnt 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊnesiәnt 〕
Overview of adj nescient
The adj nescient has 2 senses
- nescient, unbelieving -- (holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible)
- ignorant, nescient, unlearned, unlettered -- (uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication; "an ignorant man"; "nescient of contemporary literature"; "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"; "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions")