nescience
French, noun/nɛ.sjɑ̃s/
nescience is spelled N-E-S-C-I-E-N-C-E (9 letters). Nescience is a French feminine noun meaning “nescience” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “État de celui qui ne sait pas, qui n’a pas de savoir”.
What does nescience mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenescience
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. État de celui qui ne sait pas, qui n’a pas de savoir.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nescience
- nesciences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nescience?
- /nɛ.sjɑ̃s/
- /ne.sjɑ̃s/
- \nɛ.sjɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.