ignorant
pronunciation
How to pronounce ignorant in British English:
UK [ˈɪɡnərənt]
How to pronounce ignorant in American English:
US [ˈɪɡnərənt]
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- Adjective:
- lacking general education or knowledge
- ignorant of the fundamentals of a given art or branch of knowledge
- lacking basic knowledge
- used of things; lacking sense or awareness
- lacking knowledge or skill
- lacking information or knowledge
Word Origin
- ignorant (adj.)
- late 14c., from Old French ignorant (14c.), from Latin ignorantia, from ignorantem (nominative ignorans), present participle of ignorare "not to know, to be unacquainted; mistake, misunderstand; take no notice of, pay no attention to," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + Old Latin gnarus "aware, acquainted with" (cognates: Classical Latin noscere "to know," notus "known"), from Proto-Latin suffixed form *gno-ro-, related to gnoscere "to know" (see know). Form influenced by Latin ignotus "unknown." Also see uncouth. Colloquial sense of "ill-mannered" first attested 1886. As a noun meaning "ignorant person" from mid-15c.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Many chinese are still deeply ignorant about aids .
- 2. He cites surveys from 1960 finding sicilians ignorant of italy .
- 3. Much of the duff information came from ignorant sales people and junior staff .
- 4. Focusing on important questions puts us in the awkward position of being ignorant .
- 5. You will sometimes be surprised how ignorant people actually are .