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/in'ik spear"ee euhns/, n.1. lack of experience.2. lack of knowledge, skill, or wisdom gained from experience.[1590-1600; < LL inexperientia. See IN-3 EXPERIENCE]
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inexpérience — [ inɛksperjɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1452, rare av. 1762; bas lat. inexperientia ♦ Manque d expérience. L inexpérience de la jeunesse. L inexpérience d un débutant. ⇒ ignorance, maladresse, naïveté. Son inexpérience des hommes, de la vie. L inexpérience… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Inexperience — In ex*pe ri*ence, n. [L. inexperientia, cf. F. inexp[ e]rience. See {In } not, and {Experience}.] Absence or lack of experience; lack of personal and experimental knowledge; as, the inexperience of youth. [1913 Webster] Failings which are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inexperience — (n.) 1590s, from Fr. inexpérience (mid 15c.), from L.L. inexperientia, from in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + experientia (see EXPERIENCE (Cf. experience)) … Etymology dictionary
inexperience — [in΄ek spir′ē əns, in΄ikspir′ē əns] n. [Fr inexpérience < LL inexperientia] lack of experience or of the knowledge or skill resulting from experience inexperienced adj … English World dictionary
inexperience — index ignorance, minority (infancy), nescience Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
inexperience — ► NOUN ▪ lack of experience. DERIVATIVES inexperienced adjective … English terms dictionary
inexperience — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ relative ▪ youthful ▪ sexual VERB + INEXPERIENCE ▪ show ▪ She showed her inexperience by asking lots o … Collocations dictionary
inexpérience — (i nèk spé ri an s ) s. f. Manque d expérience. • L inexpérience indocile Du compagnon de Paul Émile Fit tout le succès d Annibal, J. B. ROUSS. Ode à la Fort.. • Qui agissant au hasard dans des temps d inexpérience, sans aucun concours de… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
INEXPÉRIENCE — s. f. Manque d expérience. L inexpérience d un jeune homme. L inexpérience du monde est cause de bien des fautes … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
INEXPÉRIENCE — n. f. Manque d’expérience. L’inexpérience d’un jeune homme. L’inexpérience du monde est cause de bien des fautes … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
inexperience — [[t]ɪ̱nɪkspɪ͟əriəns[/t]] N UNCOUNT If you refer to someone s inexperience, you mean that they have little knowledge or experience of a particular situation or activity. Critics attacked the youth and inexperience of his staff. Ant: experience … English dictionary
