nescient

[ nesh-uhnt, nesh-ee-uhnt, nes-ee-uhnt ]

adjective

, Rare.

1. lacking in knowledge, information, or skill; ignorant.
2. agnostic ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of nescient¹

First recorded in 1450–1500; from Latin nescient-, stem of nesciēns “not knowing”; nescience ( def )

Example Sentences

But what is perhaps more notable is the collectivity of the Hampshire community members as they organize to thwart Nelson’s nescient attempts to subsume Hampshire’s identity to that of a potential massive public college partner.

From Los Angeles Times

The breaking news about Trump's nescient comment to John Kelly, although hardly surprising, sheds further light on the former president's priorities.

From Salon

This is the most interesting piece I've yet read on "blockchain", the nescient technology who's promise is that it might re-kindle and finally realize the grand motivations which birthed the world wide web in the first place.

From New York Times

Nescient platitudes like this harken back to another war without strategy — Vietnam.

From Salon

The tenants of the tombs to dust decay, Nescient of self, and all beside are they; Their sundered atoms float about the world, Like mirage clouds, until the judgment day.

From Project Gutenberg