unlettered vs nescient

unlettered and nescient both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, unlettered and nescient are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of unlettered include ignorant, unlearned.

unlettered (adjective)	nescient (adjective)
having little acquaintance with writing	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