nescience

[ nesh-uh ns, nesh-ee-uh ns, nes-ee- ]
/ ˈnɛʃ əns, ˈnɛʃ i əns, ˈnɛs i- /
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noun

lack of knowledge; ignorance.
agnosticism.

Origin of nescience

1605–15; < Late Latin nescientia ignorance, equivalent to ne- not + scientia knowledge; see science

OTHER WORDS FROM nescience

nes·cient, adjective non·nes·cience, noun non·nes·cient, adjective

Words nearby nescience

nervuration, nervure, nervus, nervy, nesbit, nescience, nesh, nesosilicate, ness, nesselrode, nessie

Words related to nescience

incapacity, obliviousness, darkness, unconsciousness, rawness, fog, unawareness, simplicity, innocence, vagueness, blindness, unfamiliarity, bewilderment, illiteracy, oblivion, dumbness, disregard, philistinism, sciolism, incomprehension

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British Dictionary definitions for nescience

nescience
/ (ˈnɛsɪəns) /

noun

a formal or literary word for ignorance

Derived forms of nescience

nescient, adjective

Word Origin for nescience

C17: from Late Latin nescientia, from Latin nescīre to be ignorant of, from ne not + scīre to know; compare science