What does unlearned mean?
Definitions for unlearned
ʌnˈlɜr nɪd for 1,2,5 ; ʌnˈlɜrnd for 3,4un·learned
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Princeton's WordNet
unconditioned, innate, unlearnedadjective
not established by conditioning or learning
"an unconditioned reflex"
unlearnedadjective
not well learned
ignorant, nescient, unlearned, unletteredadjective
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
"an ignorant man"; "nescient of contemporary literature"; "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"; "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions"
Wiktionary
unlearnedadjective
Of a person, ignorant, uneducated, untaught, untrained.
unlearnedadjective
Of a behavior, not learned; innate.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Unlearnedadjective
This selected piece, which you translate,
Foretells your studies may communicate,
From darker dialect of a strange land,
Wisdom that here th’ unlearn’d shall understand. D’avenant.And by succession of unlearned times,
As bards began, so monks rung on the chimes. Wentworth Dillon.Some at the bar, with subtilty defend
The cause of an unlearned, noble friend. Dryden.Though unlearned men well enough understood the words white and black, yet there were philosophers found, who had subtlety enough to prove that white was black. John Locke.
Mere words, or such things chiefly as were better unlearned. John Milton, on Education.
I will prove those verses to be very unlearned, neither savouring of poetry, wit, or invention. William Shakespeare.
ChatGPT
unlearned
Unlearned generally refers to the lack of knowledge or skills due to insufficient education or experience. This term can also describe behaviors or responses that are instinctual or natural, not acquired or influenced by previous learning or experiences. Moreover, it may refer to the conscious effort to let go, discard, or unlearn previously formed habits, beliefs, or ideas that may no longer be suitable or beneficial.
Webster Dictionary
Unlearnedadjective
not learned; untaught; uneducated; ignorant; illiterate
Unlearnedadjective
not gained by study; not known
Unlearnedadjective
not exhibiting learning; as, unlearned verses
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of unlearned in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of unlearned in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of unlearned in a Sentence
In pursuit of knowledge, something new is learned. in pursuit of wisdom, something old is unlearned.
Many secrets of art and nature are thought by the unlearned to be magical.
The lessons of paternalism ought to be unlearned and the better lesson taught that while the people should patriotically and cheerfully support their Government its functions do not include the support of the people.
In pursuit of knowledge, something new is learned in pursuit of wisdom, something old is unlearned. To grow, we need to learn, unlearn and re-learn.
Education consists mainly in what we have unlearned.
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