What does ignorant mean?

Definitions for ignorant
ˈɪg nər əntig·no·rant

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ignorant, nescient, unlearned, unletteredadjective

    uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication

    "an ignorant man"; "nescient of contemporary literature"; "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"; "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions"

  2. ignorant, illiterateadjective

    uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field

    "she is ignorant of quantum mechanics"; "he is musically illiterate"

  3. ignorant, unknowledgeable, unknowing, unwittingadjective

    unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge

    "he was completely ignorant of the circumstances"; "an unknowledgeable assistant"; "his rudeness was unwitting"

Wiktionary

  1. ignorantadjective

    Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.

  2. ignorantadjective

    Ill-mannered, crude.

    His manner was at best off-hand, at worst totally ignorant.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. IGNORANTadjective

    Etymology: ignorant, French; ignorans, Latin.

    So foolish was I and ignorant, I was as a beast. Ps. lxxiii. 22.

    Thy letters have transported me beyond
    This ign'rant present time, and I feel now
    The future in the instant. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

    In such business
    Action is eloquence, and the eyes of th' ignorant
    More learned than the ears. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

    He that doth not know those things which are of use for him to know, is but an ignorant man, whatever he may know besides. John Tillotson, Sermons.

    Fools grant whate'er ambition craves,
    And men, once ignorant, are slaves. Alexander Pope.

    If you know aught, which does behove my knowledge
    Thereof to be inform'd, imprison't not
    In ignorant concealment. William Shakespeare, Winter's Tale.

    Let not judges be so ignorant of their own right, as to think there is not left to them, as a principal part of their office, a wise application of laws. Francis Bacon, Essays.

    O visions ill foreseen! Better had I
    Liv'd ignorant of future! so had borne
    My part of evil only. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xi.

    Ignorant of guilt, I fear not shame. Dryden.

    His shipping,
    Poor ignorant baubles, on our terrible seas
    Like egg-shells mov'd. William Shakespeare.

  2. Ignorantnoun

    One untaught, unlettered, uninstructed.

    Did I for this take pains to teach
    Our zealous ignorants to preach! John Denham.

Wikipedia

  1. ignorant

    Ignorance is a lack of knowledge and understanding. The word "ignorant" is an adjective that describes a person in the state of being unaware, or even cognitive dissonance and other cognitive relation, and can describe individuals who are unaware of important information or facts. Ignorance can appear in three different types: factual ignorance (absence of knowledge of some fact), object ignorance (unacquaintance with some object), and technical ignorance (absence of knowledge of how to do something).

ChatGPT

  1. ignorant

    Ignorant refers to a state or condition of lacking knowledge, awareness, or information about something. It applies to individuals unaware or uninformed about various issues, subjects, facts, or concepts. Ignorance is not a derogatory term, as it is often a natural part of the human condition, but it can become detrimental when a person chooses to remain ignorant despite having opportunities to gain knowledge.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ignorantadjective

    destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed; untaught; unenlightened

  2. Ignorantadjective

    unacquainted with; unconscious or unaware; -- used with of

  3. Ignorantadjective

    unknown; undiscovered

  4. Ignorantadjective

    resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly

  5. Ignorantnoun

    a person untaught or uninformed; one unlettered or unskilled; an ignoramous

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Ignorant

    ig′nō-rant, adj. without knowledge: uninstructed: unacquainted with: resulting from want of knowledge: (Shak.) unconscious: (Shak.) undiscovered.—n. Ig′norance, state of being ignorant: want of knowledge—in R.C. theol. vincible or wilful ignorance is such as one might be fairly expected to overcome, hence it can never be an excuse for sin, whether of omission or of commission; while invincible ignorance, which a man could not help or abate, altogether excuses from guilt: (pl.) in Litany, sins committed through ignorance.—adv. Ig′norantly.—n. Ignorā′tion. [Fr.,—L. ignorans, -antis, pr.p. of ignorāre. See Ignore.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ignorant in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ignorant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of ignorant in a Sentence

  1. Peter McWilliams:

    Crises bring out the best in people—and the worst. They also bring out the best people—and the worst. What can one say about ignorant, arrogant, politically active people who say things like, AIDS is God's curse upon homosexuals? I can remember the words of Jesus: Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they do, but then I remember Jesus said that moments after he was nailed to the cross.

  2. Giovanni Jacopo Casanova:

    I have always loved truth so passionately that I have often resorted to lying as a way of introducing it into the minds which were ignorant of its charms.

  3. Roger Bacon:

    There are in fact four very significant stumblingblocks in the way of grasping the truth, which hinder every man however learned, and scarcely allow anyone to win a clear title to wisdom, namely, the example of weak and unworthy authority, longstanding custom, the feeling of the ignorant crowd, and the hiding of our own ignorance while making a display of our apparent knowledge.

  4. Seneca:

    To be always fortunate, and to pass through life with a soul that has never known sorrow, is to be ignorant of one half of nature.

  5. Thomas Carlyle:

    That there should one Man die ignorant who had capacity for Knowledge, this I call a tragedy.

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