ignorant
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ignorant
- /ˈɪɡ.nə.ɹənt/
- /ˈɪɡ.nənt/
Where it comes from
From Old French ignorant, from Latin ignōrāns (“unaware, unknowing”). By surface analysis, ignore + -ant.
adjective ignoranter · more ignorant · ignorantest · most ignorant · ignoraunt · ignant
- Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance. That man that doth not know those things which are of use and necessity for him to know, is but an ignorant man, whatever he may know besides;
- Not knowing (a fact or facts), unaware (of something). For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
- Ill-mannered, crude. His manner was at best off-hand, at worst totally ignorant.
- Unknown; undiscovered Alas, what ignorant sin have I committed?
- Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly. […] his shipping— Poor ignorant baubles!— upon our terrible seas, Like eggshells moved upon their surges, crack’d As easily ’gainst our rocks:
Similar: benighted, cimmerian, clueless, foolish, ignorant, ill-informed, illiterate, innocent, lack-learning, lay, lewd, loreless, nescient, oblivious, philistine, tenebrose, unaware, uncultivated, uncultured, uneducated, unenlightened, unerudite, uninformed, unknowing, unknowledgeable, unlearned, unlearnt, unlettered, unmindful, unread · Opposite: educated, familiar, knowledgable, learned, trained, wise
noun ignorants · ignoraunt · ignant
- One who is ignorant.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: unknowledgeable, unenlightened, illiterate, unlettered, inexperienced, unlearned, naive, uninformed, unversed, nescient, unwitting, uneducated, unconscious, unknowing, naif, innocent
adjective
Similar: benighted, cimmerian, clueless, foolish, ignorant, ill-informed, illiterate, innocent, lack-learning, lay, lewd, loreless, nescient, oblivious, philistine, tenebrose, unaware, uncultivated, uncultured, uneducated, unenlightened, unerudite, uninformed, unknowing, unknowledgeable, unlearned, unlearnt, unlettered, unmindful, unread · Opposite: educated, familiar, knowledgable, learned, trained, wise
Translations
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adj characterized by ignorance
| Español | ignorante, ignaro, desentendido, nesciente, chúntaro, inculto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 무지하다 mujihada, 무식하다 musikhada, 무학하다 muhakhada, 배운 데 없다 bae'un de eopda, 멍청하다 meongcheonghada |
| 日本語 | 疎い utoi, 無知な muchi na |
| 中文 | 無知 /无知 wúzhī |
| हिन्दी | अज्ञान ajñān, गँवार gãvār |
| Português | ignorante |
| Français | ignorant |
| Deutsch | ignorant |
| Italiano | ignorante |
| Ελληνικά | αδαής adaḯs |
| Română | ignorant |
| Русский | неве́жественный nevéžestvennyj, необразо́ванный neobrazóvannyj, негра́мотный negrámotnyj, тёмный tjómnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | ngu dốt, dốt nát, mù chữ |
| العربية | جَاهِل jāhil |
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title = {ignorant},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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