Nescient

Pronunciation: /ˈnɛsiənt/

Examples of nescient in a Sentence

formal The nescient student struggled to grasp the complex concepts in the advanced physics class.

informal She was completely nescient about the new software program and needed help navigating it.

slang I was so nescient about the slang terms the teenagers were using that I had to look them up online.

figurative His nescient understanding of human emotions made it difficult for him to empathize with others.

Grammatical Forms of nescient

• past tense: nesciented
• plural: nescients
• comparative: more nescient
• superlative: most nescient
• present tense: nescient
• future tense: will nescient
• perfect tense: have nesciented
• continuous tense: am nescienting
• singular: nescient
• positive degree: nescient
• infinitive: to nescient
• gerund: nescienting
• participle: nesciented

Origin and Evolution of nescient

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'nescient' originated from the Latin word 'nescient-' which means 'not knowing'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, 'nescient' has retained its original meaning of lacking knowledge or awareness, but it is now considered a more formal or literary term rather than commonly used in everyday language.