Unlearned
[ʌn'lɜːnd;-'lɜːnɪd] or [ʌn'lɝnd]
Definition
(a.) Not learned; untaught; uneducated; ignorant; illiterate.
(a.) Not gained by study; not known.
(a.) Not exhibiting learning; as, unlearned verses.
Editor: Maureen
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Uneducated, unlettered, illiterate, ignorant.
Typist: Remington
Synonyms and Antonyms
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Checker: Marge
Examples
- I was rough as the elements, and unlearned as the animals I tended. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- For modern psychology emphasizes the radical importance of primitive unlearned instincts of exploring, experimentation, and trying on. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- There is no learning except from a beginning in unlearned powers, but learning is not a matter of the spontaneous overflow of the unlearned powers. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- While yet but half-conscious of this state of things, and unlearned in its results, I got on in my new sphere very well. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
Checker: Marge