nescience

== English == === Etymology === From Latin nescientia, from the present participle of nescire. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnɛsɪəns/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈnɛʃəns/, /ˈnɛsi.əns/, /ˈnɛʃiəns/ === Noun === nescience (countable and uncountable, plural nesciences) The absence of knowledge, especially of orthodox beliefs. (philosophy) The doctrine that nothing is actually knowable. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== nescient ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “nescience”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɛ.sjɑ̃s/ ~ /ne.sjɑ̃s/ === Noun === nescience f (plural nesciences) nescience === Further reading === “nescience”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012