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ignorant

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As an adjective, ignorant means unknowledgeable or uneducated. As a noun, it means one who is ignorant.

Meanings of ignorant

9 meanings

Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.
Not knowing (a fact or facts), unaware (of something).
slangIll-mannered, crude.
“His manner was at best off-hand, at worst totally ignorant.”
Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly.
Uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
“an ignorant man”
“nescient of contemporary literature”
“an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues”
Similar: nescient, unlearned, unlettered
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”
Similar: illiterate
Unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge
“he was completely ignorant of the circumstances”
“an unknowledgeable assistant”
“his rudeness was unwitting”
Similar: unknowledgeable, unknowing, unwitting