unlearned

adjective un·learned \-ˈlər-nəd for 1, 2, -ˈlərnd for 3\

—used to describe a type of behavior that is natural and does not have to be learned

: having or showing very little learning, education, or knowledge

Full Definition of UNLEARNED

: possessing inadequate learning or education; especially : deficient in scholarly attainments

: characterized by or revealing ignorance

: not gained by study or training

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First Known Use of UNLEARNED

14th century

Related to UNLEARNED

Synonyms: analphabetic, benighted, dark, illiterate, nonliterate, rude, simple, uneducated, uninstructed, ignorant, unlettered, unread, unschooled, untaught, untutored

Antonyms: educated, knowledgeable, lettered, literate, schooled, well-informed, well-read

Synonym Discussion of UNLEARNED

ignorant, illiterate, unlettered, untutored, unlearned mean not having knowledge. ignorant may imply a general condition or it may apply to lack of knowledge or awareness of a particular thing <an ignorant fool> <ignorant of nuclear physics>. illiterate applies to either an absolute or a relative inability to read and write <much of the population is still illiterate>. unlettered implies ignorance of the knowledge gained by reading <an allusion meaningless to the unlettered>. untutored may imply lack of schooling in the arts and ways of civilization <strange monuments built by an untutored people>. unlearned suggests ignorance of advanced subjects <poetry not for academics but for the unlearned masses>.