scient

English

Etymology 1

From Latin sciēns (“knowing”), from sciō (“know”).

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈsiːənt/

Adjective

scient (comparative more scient, superlative most scient)

1. Knowing; aware; knowledgeable.

Related terms

• science

Etymology 2

See scion.

Noun

scient

1. Obsolete spelling of scion.

Anagrams

• incest
• insect
• nicest

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French

Verb

scient

1. third-person plural present indicative of scier
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of scier

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Latin

Verb

scient

1. third-person plural future active indicative of sciō
   1. "they will know"