Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Inscient /(ĭn"shent)/ · In·scient · IPA a. a. 01 a. Having little or no knowledge; ignorant; stupid; silly. 1. Having little or no knowledge; ignorant; stupid; silly.[R.] 02 a. Having knowledge or insight; intelligent. 1. Having knowledge or insight; intelligent.[R.] “Gaze on, with inscient vision, toward the sun.” — Mrs. Browning.