UNLEARNED

ignorant, nescient, unlearned, unlettered

(adjective) uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication; “an ignorant man”; “nescient of contemporary literature”; “an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues”; “exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions”

unconditioned, innate, unlearned

(adjective) not established by conditioning or learning; “an unconditioned reflex”

unlearned

(adjective) not well learned

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

unlearned (comparative more unlearned, superlative most unlearned)

Of a person, ignorant, uneducated, untaught, untrained.

Of a behavior, not learned; innate.

Synonyms

• (uneducated): uneducated, untrained; See also ignorant

• (of behavior, innate): inborn, inherent; See also innate

Antonyms

• learned

Verb

unlearned

simple past tense and past participle of unlearn

Source: Wiktionary


Un*learn"ed, a. Etym: [Pref. un- + learned.]

1. Not learned; untaught; uneducated; ignorant; illiterate.

2. Not gained by study; not known.

3. Not exhibiting learning; as, unlearned verses.

– Un*learn"ed*ly, adv.

– Un*learn"ed*ness, n.

UNLEARN

Un*learn", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + learn.]

1. To forget, as what has been learned; to lose from memory; also, to learn the contrary of. I had learned nothing right; I had to unlearn everything. Milner.

2. To fail to learn. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

6 January 2025

PREMATURELY

(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”


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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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