nescient vs ignorant

nescient and ignorant both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, nescient and ignorant are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of nescient include unlearned, unlettered.

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