Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nelsonian knowledge

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nel-so-ni-an -knowl-edge
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Knowledge which is attributed to a person who has engaged in wilful ignorance of that knowledge and ought to have known it.

Uncountable

Etymology

Derived from a tale told of Admiral Horatio Nelson of the Royal Navy.

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

ostrich instruction turn a blind eye wilful ignorance

Frequently Paired Words

ostrich instruction turn a blind eye wilful ignorance

Questions

What does nelsonian knowledge mean?: Knowledge which is attributed to a person who has engaged in wilful ignorance of that knowledge and ought to have known it.
Where does nelsonian knowledge come from?: Derived from a tale told of Admiral Horatio Nelson of the Royal Navy.

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