English → Latin
“inexperience” in Latin
The English word inexperience itself goes back to Latin ĭn-expĕrĭentĭa, through inexperientia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
inexperience
imperitia (want of knowledge acquired by trial and practice. ☞ This word is rejected by purists, though frequently occurring in Sall. and post-Augustan, prose): inscientia (ignorance, subjectively; in anything, alicujus rei; e.g., in business, negotii gerendi). Vid: IGNORANCE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for inexperience?
- The usual Latin words for “inexperience” are imperītia, īnscientia. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.