unlearned Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge
    unlearn.
  2. verb discard something previously learnt, like an old habit
    unlearn.
  3. adjective not established by conditioning or learning
    unconditioned; innate.
    • an unconditioned reflex
  4. adjective satellite not well learned
  5. adjective satellite uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
    unlettered; nescient; ignorant.
    • an ignorant man
    • nescient of contemporary literature
    • an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues
    • exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions

WordNet


Un*learn"ed adjective
Etymology
Pref. un- + learned.
Definitions
  1. Not learned; untaught; uneducated; ignorant; illiterate.
  2. Not gained by study; not known.
  3. Not exhibiting learning; as, unlearned verses. -- Un*learn"ed*ly, adv. -- Un*learn"ed*ness, n.

Webster 1913