scient

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UK/ˈsaɪənt/

adjective

Knowing; aware; knowledgeable.

OriginLatin sciēns →
UncommonScrabble 8
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Meanings

scient1

adjectivescient (comparative more scient, superlative most scient)

comparative more scient · superlative most scient

  1. Knowing; aware; knowledgeable.

    …referring them to ſome ſuch of his principal Officers as he thought to be the moſt ſcient in Matters of that Nature…

    1626, Sir Charles Cornwallis, A Discourse of the most illustrious Prince Henry, late Prince of Wales, page 8

scient2

noun
  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of scion.

Origin

scient · adjective

  1. Latinsciēns“knowing”
  2. Englishscient

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

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scient · noun

See scion.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with scient

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Anagrams

incestinsectsentic
Cite this entry
APA

scient. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scient

MLA

“scient.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scient. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scient,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scient.

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