Unlearned
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ʌnˈlɜːnɪd/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Unlearned is an adjective meaning ignorant, uneducated, untaught, untrained.
Meaning
ignorant, uneducated, untaught, untrained.
More Meanings
- Of a behavior: not learned; innate.
- Of information: that has not (yet) been learned; unknown.
- simple past and past participle of unlearn (“discard the knowledge of”)
Example Sentences
Did she ever return? No, she never returned. Her fate is yet unlearned Though for years and years there were fond ones watching For the ship that never returned.
How much do I know / To talk out of turn / You might say that I'm young / You might say I'm unlearned / But there's one thing I know / Though I'm younger than you / Even Jesus would never / Forgive what you do
Word Forms
- unlearnt
Synonyms for unlearned
Depending on context, synonyms include benighted, cimmerian, clueless, foolish, ignorant, ill-informed.
Antonyms for unlearned
Common opposites include learned, conditioned.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nescient, unlettered, ignorant, unenlightened, unscholarly, unconditioned.
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