nescient C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈnɛʃənt/ UK /ˈnɛsiənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj lacking knowledge; ignorant He remained nescient of the danger growing around him. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · lacking knowledge; ignorant ignorantunknowingunawareuninformedunlearned ↔ Opposites knowledgeablelearnedawareinformed Word family Derived forms nescience Related forms scienceprescientconscienceomniscient Etymology AI details From Latin nescient-, stem of nesciens, present participle of nescire ('not to know'), from ne- ('not') + scire ('to know'). nescire Latin scire Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # nescient **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈnɛʃənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnɛsiənt/ ## Meanings 1. lacking knowledge; ignorant ## Examples - He remained nescient of the danger growing around him. ## Synonyms - ignorant - unknowing - unaware - uninformed - unlearned ## Antonyms - knowledgeable - learned - aware - informed ## Derived Forms - nescience ## Related Forms - science - prescient - conscience - omniscient ## Roots and Affixes - Root: nescire - Root: scire ## Etymology From Latin nescient-, stem of nesciens, present participle of nescire ('not to know'), from ne- ('not') + scire ('to know'). ## AI Etymology Nescient comes from Latin nescient-, stem of nesciens, present participle of nescire ('not to know'), from ne- ('not') + scire ('to know'). The etymological trail includes Latin nescire, Latin scire. The same word family includes nescience, science, prescient, conscience, omniscient. Its current adjective use means "lacking knowledge; ignorant". ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown