What does nescient mean?
Nescient means An ignorant person..
Nescient
/ˈnɛʃənt/ · noun
Meaning
An ignorant person..
Definitions by Sense
- An ignorant person.
- One who holds that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters (the unmeasurable) or ultimate causes is impossible.
- Ignorant, unlearned.
- Unbelieving.
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Word Forms
- nescients
- more nescient
- most nescient
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What is a synonym for nescient?
Common synonyms include ignorant, agnostic, uneducated, unbelieving.
What is the opposite of nescient?
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