unlearned vs nescient

unlearned and nescient both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, unlearned and nescient are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of unlearned include ignorant, unlettered.

unlearned (adjective)	nescient (adjective)
not established by conditioning or learning	holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication	uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
not well learned