n.
Pronunciation: ' ne-sh( ē -) ə n(t)s, ' n ē -, -s ē - ə n(t)s
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin nescientia, from Latin nescient-, nesciens, present participle of nescire not to know, from ne- not + scire to know ― more at NO , SCIENCE
Date: 1612
: lack of knowledge or awareness : IGNORANCE
– ne · scient \ -sh( ē -) ə nt, -s ē - ə nt \ adjective