Get a Leg Up on Wisdom
Hesitate to act and an opportunity may be lost.
Hesitate to learn and you may never have had the opportunity. Which is more
important? Never hesitate to ask. Learn! Knowledge is your steppingstone
to wisdom …
NESCIENCE [ʹne-sh(ē-)ɘn(t)s; 1612] n.
– lack of knowledge or awareness: ignorance
(adj. – nescient). [WW #277]
It’s a fine, if at times non-existent, line
between stupidity and nescience. The difference is the latter can
be forgiven; all we can do is shake our heads over the former, and hope for
enlightenment.
When writing, or during a conversation of
explanation, consider the subject’s
understanding of a circumstance. Do they comprehend and choose to ignore,
or is their nescience due to a simple dearth of education?
You won’t find nescience in Word’s
Synonyms unless you insert it, yet they know it’s a word, because its spelling
is accepted. Are they unaware, or
ignoring it? Sorry … couldn’t resist a chuckle on them.
This week’s word is not odd or obscure, it merely
defines its own lack of use in common chats and dialogues. Chip away at your nescience. Enjoy
your discovery …
Word Challenge: NESCIENCE. Could become more popular in writing, as our
youth struggle to learn in class-less classrooms during the pandemic panic. Consider
how you might help, as you fit nescience into your
week of educational writings and clever conversations.
Learning knows no prejudices or boundaries, and it isn’t fattening!
Expanding your mind is a no-cost, simple joy. Do you feel that way too? What’s your
inspiration? Share your creative genius and Wordplay Wednesday comments below.
Write first for yourself … only then can you write for others. (L.Rochelle)
[LinDee Rochelle is a writer and editor by
trade, and an author by way of Rock & Roll. She has published two books in
her Blast from Your Past series (of
three) about pioneering R&R Radio DJs. True behind-the-mic tales make GREAT
Holiday and anytime Gifts available on Amazon (eBook and print): Book 1 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The First Five Years
1954-1959; and Book
2 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The Swinging Sixties. Coming soon … The Psychedelic
Seventies!]
*LR Notes: 1) Dictionary
definitions are quoted from Webster’s New World College Dictionary. Yes,
we sometimes present them out of “official” context—but that’s half the fun!
Think of it as “creative context.” 2) a] Recent dictionary additions to
definitions include a date of first use, if known; b] words in small caps
indicate “see also.” 3) Neither I (LinDee Rochelle) nor Penchant for Penning
are responsible for how you use information found here, that may result in
legal action.
E-N-Dzzzzzzzz
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