nescient

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin nesciēns (“ignorant, unknowing”), the present participle of nesciō (“I don’t know, I am ignorant of”). Synchronically, ne- (“not”) + sciō (“I know, I understand”).

Noun

nescient (plural nescients)

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

Adjective

nescient (comparative more nescient, superlative most nescient)

  1. ignorant, unlearned
  2. unbelieving

Latin

Verb

nescient

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of nesciō
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