unlearnt

English

Alternative forms

• unlearned

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nt

Etymology 1

From Middle English unlernd, equivalent to unlearn +‎ -t.

Verb

unlearnt

1. simple past and past participle of unlearn

Etymology 2

From un- (“not”) +‎ learnt.

Adjective

unlearnt (comparative more unlearnt, superlative most unlearnt)

1. Innate, inherent or inborn.

   Suckling is unlearnt behaviour in mammals.

2. Uneducated.
   • 1827, The Whitby Magazine, and Monthly Literary Journal, page 311:

     The critic, Dennis, was not an unlearnt man, he felt the misery of public contempt and neglect in his latter days.

   • 2005, Oneil McQuick, The Voice..., page 457:

     When Peter stood up on the day of Pentecost, especially being an unlearnt man, wasn't the lord ^[sic] speaking through him?

Synonyms

• (innate, inherent or inborn): inborn, innate, inherent; See also Thesaurus:innate
• (not educated): uneducated, untrained; See also Thesaurus:ignorant