Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nescient

/ˈnɛʃənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ne-scient
IPA: /ˈnɛʃənt/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ignorant person.

noun

One who holds that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters (the unmeasurable) or ultimate causes is impossible.

adj

Ignorant, unlearned.

adj

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin nesciēns (“ignorant, unknowing”), the present participle of nesciō (“to don’t know, to be ignorant of”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: nesciēns

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈnɛʃənt/

Inflected Forms

nescients (plural) more nescient (comparative) most nescient (superlative)

Derived Forms

omninescient

Frequently Paired Words

nescience

Synonyms

ignorant unlearned unlettered unbelieving

Questions

How do you pronounce nescient?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɛʃənt/.
What does nescient mean?: An ignorant person.
Where does nescient come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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