nescient

ˈnɛsiənt

Definition

Definition of nescient - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

ignorant

Dated

lacking knowledge or awareness

Dated

He remained nescient of the changes around him.

ignorant

uninformed

materialistic view

Dated

holding that only material phenomena can be known

Dated

The nescient philosopher dismissed spiritual explanations.

ignorant

unaware

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Origin of nescient

Latin, nescire (not to know)

Examples of nescient in a sentence

The nescient student struggled with the advanced material.
His nescient attitude ignored the cultural significance.
She remained nescient about the emotional impact.

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French:ignorant, matérialiste, ...
German:unwissend, materialistisch, ...
Italian:ignorante, materialista, ...
Spanish:ignorante, materialista, ...
Portuguese:ignorante, materialista, ...
Chinese:无知的, 唯物主义的, ...
Japanese:無知の, 物質主義的な, ...
Arabic:جاهِل, مادِيّ النَّزْعَة, ...
Hebrew:חֲסַר יֶדַע, מַטֶּרִיָּאלִיסְטִי, ...
Russian:невежественный, ненаучный, ...
Ukrainian:незнаючий, матеріалістичний, ...
Hindi:अज्ञानी, भौतिकवादी, ...
Bengali:অজ্ঞ, বস্তুবাদী, ...
Catalan:ignorant, materialista, ...
Czech:nevědomý, materialistický, ...
Danish:uvidende, materialistisk, ...
Dutch:onwetend, materialistisch, ...
Greek:άγνοια, υλιστικός, ...
Hungarian:tudatlan, materialista, ...
Khmer:មិនដឹង, ដែលយល់ថាអាចដឹងបានតែបាតុភូតរូបធាតុប៉ុណ្ណោះ, ...
Korean:무지한, 물질주의적인, ...
Persian:بی‌خبر, مادی‌گرا, ...
Polish:nieświadomy, materialistyczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):ignorante, materialista, ...
Romanian:nescient, materialist, ...
Swedish:okunnig, materialistisk, ...
Thai:ไม่รู้, ยึดถือวัตถุ, ...
Turkish:cahil, materyalist, ...
Vietnamese:không biết, vật chất, ...

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