ignorant vs nescient

ignorant and nescient both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ignorant	No	Yes	No	No
nescient	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, ignorant and nescient are synonyms defined as:

ignorant and nescient: uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication

Other synonyms of ignorant include unlearned, unlettered.

ignorant (adjective)	nescient (adjective)
unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge	holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible
uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field	uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication