Synonyms for nescience
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The absence of knowledge, especially of orthodox beliefs.
Better to have honest nescience than to have militant ignorance.
Related words
- Word family
- nescient
Forms
- Plural
- nesciences → ignorances, unknowings…
Example sentences
- ignorance He took advantage of my ignorance and deceived me.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| nescience | falling | |
| ignorance | steady | |
| unknowing | rising | |
| unknowingness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- ignorance3, unknowing3
- 12 letters
- ignorantness
- 13 letters
- unknowingness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ignorance3 = 3 syllables).