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Meaning & Definition of Ignorant in English

English

Ignorant

/ɪgnərənt/

adjective

1. 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"
synonym:
  • ignorant,
  • nescient,
  • unlearned,
  • unlettered

2. 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"
synonym:
  • ignorant,
  • illiterate

3. Unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge

  • "He was completely ignorant of the circumstances"
  • "An unknowledgeable assistant"
  • "His rudeness was unwitting"
synonym:
  • ignorant,
  • unknowledgeable,
  • unknowing,
  • unwitting

Examples of using

If most of us remain ignorant of ourselves, it is because self-knowledge is painful and we prefer the pleasure of illusion.
Racist people are ignorant.
If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never will be.