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nescience

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnɛsɪəns/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nesh′əns, nesh′ē əns, nes′ē-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
nesc•ience  (nesh′əns, nesh′ē əns, nes′ē-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. lack of knowledge;
    ignorance.
  2. agnosticism.
  • Late Latin nescientia ignorance, equivalent. to ne- not + scientia knowledge; see science
  • 1605–15
nes′cient, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nescience /ˈnɛsɪəns/ n
  1. a formal or literary word for ignorance
Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin nescientia, from Latin nescīre to be ignorant of, from ne not + scīre to know; compare scienceˈnescient adj
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