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1. (adj.) ignorant
lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned.
2. ignorant
lacking special knowledge or information.
3. ignorant
uninformed; unaware.
4. ignorant
showing lack of knowledge or training.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME < L ignōrant-, s. of ignōrāns, prp. of ignōrāre to ignore)
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| Definition of 'ignorant' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) ignorant, nescient, unlearned, unlettered
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. (adj) ignorant, illiterate
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. (adj) ignorant, unknowledgeable, unknowing, unwitting
unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge
"he was completely ignorant of the circumstances"; "an unknowledgeable assistant"; "his rudeness was unwitting"
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1. (adjective) ignorant
lacking knowledge or understanding
A person can be ignorant without being stupid.; people who are ignorant of what is happening in the world
2. ignorant
lacking manners
a rude, ignorant old man
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| Definition of 'ignorant' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) ignorant
destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed; untaught; unenlightened
2. (adj) ignorant
unacquainted with; unconscious or unaware; -- used with of
3. (adj) ignorant
unknown; undiscovered
4. (adj) ignorant
resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly
5. (noun) ignorant
a person untaught or uninformed; one unlettered or unskilled; an ignoramous
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Sense: knowing very little
He's really very ignorant; – he ought to read more; I'm ignorant about money matters.
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 Afrikaans: onkundig |
 Arabic: جاهِل |
 Bulgarian: невежа |
 Brazilian: ignorante |
 Czech: nevědomý; neznalý |
 German: ungebildet |
 Danish: uvidende |
 Greek: αμαθής, αδαής, ανίδεος |
 Spanish: ignorante |
 Estonian: harimatu, asjatundmatu |
 Farsi: جاهل؛ بیسواد |
 Finnish: oppimaton |
 French: ignorant |
 Hebrew: בּוּר |
 Hindi: अज्ञानी |
 Croatian: neuk |
 Hungarian: tudatlan |
 Indonesian: bodoh |
 Icelandic: fáfróður |
 Italian: ignorante |
 Japanese: 無知な |
 Korean: 무식한 |
 Lithuanian: neišmanantis |
 Latvian: neizglītots |
 Malay: jahil |
 Dutch: onwetend |
 Norwegian: uvitende |
 Polish: ciemny, niedouczony |
 Persian: جاهل؛ بیسواد |
 Pashto: ناپوه، جاهل، بې خبره |
 Portuguese: ignorante |
 Romanian: ignorant |
 Russian: невежественный |
 Slovak: nevedomý; ignorantský |
 Slovenian: neveden |
 Serbian: neobavešten |
 Swedish: okunnig |
 Thai: มีความรู้น้อย |
 Turkish: cahil, bilgisiz |
 Taiwanese: 無知的 |
 Ukrainian: необізнаний, нетямущий |
 Urdu: بے علم |
 Vietnamese: không biết, ngu dốt |
 Chinese: 无知的 |
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