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nescient |
Overview of adj nescient The adj nescient has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. nescient, unbelieving -- (holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible) 2. ignorant, nescient, unenlightened, unlearned, unlettered -- (lacking general education or knowledge; "an ignorant man"; "nescient of contemporary literature"; "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"; "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions") Antonyms of adj nescient 2 senses of nescient Sense 1 nescient, unbelieving INDIRECT (VIA agnostic) -> gnostic Sense 2 ignorant, nescient, unenlightened, unlearned, unlettered INDIRECT (VIA uneducated) -> educated Similarity of adj nescient 2 senses of nescient Sense 1 nescient, unbelieving => agnostic (vs. gnostic), agnostical Sense 2 ignorant, nescient, unenlightened, unlearned, unlettered => uneducated (vs. educated) Attributes of adj nescient Familiarity of adj nescient nescient used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj nescient nescient Overview of adj nescient The adj nescient has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. nescient, unbelieving -- (holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible) 2. ignorant, nescient, unenlightened, unlearned, unlettered -- (lacking general education or knowledge; "an ignorant man"; "nescient of contemporary literature"; "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"; "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions")
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