- in|sci|ent
- in|sci|ent «IHN shee uhnt, -shuhnt», adjective.not knowing; ignorant.╂[< Latin īnsciēns, -entis < in- not + scīre know]
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pre´sci|ent|ly — pre|sci|ent «PREE shee uhnt, PREHSH ee », adjective. knowing beforehand; foreseeing: »the sharks…following them in the same prescient way that vultures hover over the banners of marching regiments (Herman Melville). –pre´sci|ent|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
pre|sci|ent — «PREE shee uhnt, PREHSH ee », adjective. knowing beforehand; foreseeing: »the sharks…following them in the same prescient way that vultures hover over the banners of marching regiments (Herman Melville). –pre´sci|ent|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
ent — ent; ent·amebiasis; ent·amoeba; ent·op·tic; ent·otic; ent·wick·lungs·ro·man; esu·ri·ent; ex·pe·di·ent·ist; ex·pe·di·ent·ly; ex·plod·ent; flu·ent·ly; flu·ent·ness; fo·di·ent; god·par·ent·hood; gra·di·ent·er; grand·par·ent; grand·par·ent·hood;… … English syllables
sci — sci; sci·ae·na; sci·ae·ni·dae; sci·am·a·chy; sci·an; sci·ap·o·dous; sci·a·ra; sci·ar·i·dae; sci·at·i·ca; sci·at·i·cal; sci·at·icky; sci·ence; sci·enced; sci·ent; sci·en·tia; sci·en·tial; sci·en·tif·i·cal; sci·en·tif·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
scient — sci·ent … English syllables
omniscient — OMNISCIÉNT, Ă, omniscienţi, te, adj. (livr.) Atotştiutor. [pr.: sci ent] – Din fr. omniscient, lat. omnisicens, ntis. Trimis de RACAI, 25.02.2009. Sursa: DEX 98 omnisciént adj. m. (sil. mf. sci ) … Dicționar Român
Prescient — Pre sci*ent (pr[=e] sh[i^]*ent or shent), a. [L. praesciens, entis, p. pr. of praescire to foreknow; prae before + scire to know: cf. F. prescient. See {Science}.] Having knowledge of coming events; foreseeing; conscious beforehand. Pope. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prescient — pre|sci|ent [ preʃənt ] adjective FORMAL knowing or behaving as if you know what will happen in the future ╾ pre|sci|ence noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Presciently — Pre sci*ent*ly, adv. With prescience or foresight. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scient — Sci ent, a. [L. sciens, entis, p. pr.] Knowing; skillful. [Obs.] Cockeram. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
