nescience

[ nesh-uh ns, nesh-ee-uh ns, nes-ee- ]

/ ˈnɛʃ əns, ˈnɛʃ i əns, ˈnɛs i- /

lack of knowledge; ignorance.

agnosticism.

Origin of nescience

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

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

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

nescience

/ (ˈnɛsɪəns) /

a formal or literary word for ignorance

nescient, adjective

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