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unconversant

con·ver·sant
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh n-vur-suh nt, kon-ver-]
    • /kənˈvɜr sənt, ˈkɒn vər-/
    • /ˌʌnkənˈvɜːsənt /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh n-vur-suh nt, kon-ver-]
    • /kənˈvɜr sənt, ˈkɒn vər-/

Definitions of unconversant word

  • adjective unconversant familiar by use or study (usually followed by with): conversant with Spanish history. 1
  • adjective unconversant Archaic. having regular or frequent conversation; intimately associating; acquainted. 1
  • abbreviation UNCONVERSANT unaware 0
See all 3 definitions of unconversant

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Origin of unconversant

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English conversa(u)nt < Latin conversant- (stem of conversāns), present participle of conversārī to associate with. See converse1, -ant

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Parts of speech for Unconversant

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Unconversant

unconversant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for unconversant

adj unconversant

  • apprenticed — a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an apprentice to a plumber.
  • birdbrained — a stupid, foolish, or scatterbrained person.
  • cretinous — If you describe someone as cretinous, you think they are very stupid.
  • green — of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves.
  • ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.

adjective unconversant

  • inconversant — Not conversant or acquainted (with something); unfamiliar.
  • kid — Thomas, 1558–94, English dramatist.
  • misinformed — to give false or misleading information to.
  • nescient — lack of knowledge; ignorance.
All 12 Synonyms of unconversant

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