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UNLEARNED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unlearned mean?
• UNLEARNED (adjective)
The adjective UNLEARNED has 3 senses:
1. not established by conditioning or learning
2. not well learned
3. uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
Familiarity information: UNLEARNED used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not established by conditioning or learning
Synonyms:
innate; unconditioned; unlearned
Context example:
an unconditioned reflex
Similar:
naive (inexperienced)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not well learned
Similar:
unscholarly (not scholarly)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
Synonyms:
ignorant; nescient; unlearned; unlettered
Context example:
exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions
Similar:
uneducated (not having a good education)
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