Synonyms of the word

nescience

• n. The absence of knowledge; ignorance, especially of orthodox beliefs.
• n. (philosophy) The doctrine that nothing is actually knowable.

ignorance

• n. The condition of being uninformed or uneducated. Lack of knowledge or information.

ignorantness

• n. The state or quality of being ignorant; ignorance.

unknowing

• adj. Without knowing; ignorant.
• adj. (obsolete) Unknown, unbeknownst (to someone).
• n. Absence of knowledge; ignorance of something.

unknowingness

• n. The quality of not knowing; ignorance of something.