ignorant

ig·no·rant  (gnr-nt)

adj.

1. Lacking education or knowledge.

2. Showing or arising from a lack of education or knowledge: an ignorant mistake.

3. Unaware or uninformed.

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[Middle English ignoraunt, from Old French ignorant, from Latin ignrns, ignrant-, present participle of ignrre, to be ignorant, not to know; see gn- in Indo-European roots.]

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igno·rant·ly adv.

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ignorant [ˈɪgnərənt]

adj

1. lacking in knowledge or education; unenlightened

2. (postpositive; often foll by of) lacking in awareness or knowledge (of) ignorant of the law

3. resulting from or showing lack of knowledge or awareness an ignorant remark

ignorantly  adv

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ignorant

• ignore, ignorant - Ignore and ignorant are from Latin i-, "not," and gno-, "know."
• nescient - Can mean "ignorant" or "agnostic," coming from Latin ne, "not," and scire, "know."
• nice, nicety - Nice first meant "foolish, ignorant," derived from Latin nescius, "ignorant"; nicety first meant "stupidity."
• rude - Derives from Latin rudis, "uncultivated," and first meant "uneducated, ignorant."

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	ignorant - 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" nescient, unlettered, unlearned uneducated - not having a good education
	2.	ignorant - 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" illiterate uneducated - not having a good education
	3.	ignorant - unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge; "he was completely ignorant of the circumstances"; "an unknowledgeable assistant"; "his rudeness was unwitting" unknowing, unknowledgeable, unwitting uninformed - not informed; lacking in knowledge or information; "the uninformed public"

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ignorant

adjective

1. uneducated, unaware, naive, green, illiterate, inexperienced, innocent, untrained, unlearned, unread, untutored, uncultivated, wet behind the ears (informal), unlettered, untaught, unknowledgeable, uncomprehending, unscholarly, as green as grass They don't ask questions for fear of appearing ignorant.
uneducated learned, cultured, educated, brilliant, wise, sophisticated, knowledgeable, astute, literate, sagacious

2. insensitive, gross, crude, rude, shallow, superficial, crass Some very ignorant people called me all kinds of names.

3. (with of) uninformed of, unaware of, oblivious to, blind to, innocent of, in the dark about, unconscious of, unschooled in, out of the loop of, inexperienced of, uninitiated about, unknowing of, unenlightened about Many people are worryingly ignorant of the facts.
uninformed of aware, informed, conscious, in the loop

Translations

ignorant [ˈɪgnərənt] ADJ → ignorante
to be ignorant of → ignorar, desconocer
he can't be ignorant of what's going on → seguro que no ignora or seguro que sabe lo que está pasando
they are surprisingly ignorant about their own culture → es sorprendente lo poco que saben de su propia cultura, es sorprendente lo poco que conocen su propia cultura
he's an ignorant fool → es un necio ignorante, es un inepto

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ignorant [ˈɪgnərənt] adj

(= lacking knowledge) → ignorant(e)
to be ignorant of sth [+ subject] → ignorer tout de qch; [+ events] → ignorer tout de qch
Was the general truly ignorant of what took place? → Le général ignorait-il vraiment tout de ce qui s'était passé?
to be ignorant of the facts about sth → ignorer les faits concernant qch

(= rude) → malpoli(e)

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ignorant

adj

(= generally uneducated) → unwissend, ungebildet, ignorant; (of particular subject) → unwissend; (of plan, requirements etc) → nicht informiert (→ of über +acc); to be ignorant of geography → sich in Geografie nicht auskennen; to be ignorant of the facts → die Tatsachen nicht kennen; I am not exactly ignorant of what has been going on → es ist nicht so, als wüsste ich nicht, was los ist; they are ignorant of or about what happened → sie wissen nicht, was geschehen ist

(= ill-mannered) → unhöflich, ungeschliffen, ungehobelt; you ignorant fool → du ungehobelter Patron

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ignorant [ˈɪgn/ər/ənt] adj (lacking education) → ignorante
to be ignorant of (fact, situation, subject) → ignorare (events) → essere all'oscuro di

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ignorant

adj ignorant [ˈignərənt]

1 knowing very little He's really very ignorant – he ought to read more; I'm ignorant about money matters. onkundig جاهِل невежа nevědomý; neznalý uvidende ungebildet αμαθής, αδαής, ανίδεος ignorante harimatu, asjatundmatu جاهل؛ بیسواد oppimaton ignorant בּוּר अज्ञानी neuk tudatlan bodoh fáfróður ignorante 無知な 무식한 neišmanantis neizglītots jahil onwetend uvitende ciemny, niedouczony ignorante ignorant невежественный nevedomý; ignorantský neveden neobavešten okunnig ซึ่งเป็นผลจากความไม่รู้ cahil, bilgisiz 無知的 необізнаний, нетямущий بے علم không biết, ngu dốt 无知的

2 (withof) unaware He continued on his way, ignorant of the dangers which lay ahead. onwetend غَير عالِم ، غيْر مُدْرِك неосведомен nevědoucí uvidende unwissend που αγνοεί ignorante (de), desconocedor teadmata نا آگاه؛ بی خبر tietämätön ignorant (de) שׁאֵינוֹ מוּדַע असभ्य neupućen nincs tudatában vminek tidak menyadari vera ókunnugt um ignaro 知らない 모르는 nežinantis, nenuvokiantis nezinošs; nekompetents tidak menyedari onkundig uvitende (om) nieświadom inconsciente in­conştient не ведающий nevedomý, neznalý ne zavedajoč se neupućen ovetande ซึ่งไม่ตระหนักถึงบางสิ่ง habersiz, bihaber 不知道的 той, що не знає نا واقف không để ý 不知道的

adv ignorantly

onkundig بِجَهْلٍ неграмотно neznale uvidende unwissend αδαώς ignorantemente, con ignorancia võhiklikult با بی خبری؛ جاهلانه vailla tietoa par ignorance בְּבוֹרוּת अनभिज्ञता neznajući tudatlanul tanpa menyadari af fáfræði ignorantemente 無知で 무식하게 nemokšiškai nezinoši; nekompetenti dengan jahil onwetend uvitende nieświadomie ignorantemente din ignoranţă; în ne­cu­noştinţă de cauză невежественно; по неведению nevedome nevede neobavešteno okunnigt, ovetande อย่างขาดความรู้ cahilce, bilgisizce 無知地 не відаючи بے علمی سے dốt nát 无知地

n ignorance

onkunde جَهْل невежество nevědomost uvidenhed die Unwissenheit άγνοια ignorancia võhiklus نادانی؛ بی اطلاعی tietämättömyys ignorance בּוֹרוּת अज्ञान nepoznavanje tudatlanság kebodohan fáfræði ignoranza 無知 무식 neišmanymas, nežinojimas neizglītotība; nekompetence kejahilan onwetendheid, onkunde uvitenhet ignorancja ignorância ignoranţă невежество; неведение nevedomosť nevednost neznanje okunnighet, ovetskap ความไม่รู้ cehalet, bilgisizlik 無知 неуцтво, неосвіченість جہالت sự không biết, sự ngu dốt 无知

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ignorant → جاهل nevzdělaný uvidende unwissend αμαθής ignorante tietämätön ignorant neuk ignorante 無知の 무식한 onwetend uvitende ignorancki ignorante невежественный okunnig เขลา cahil dốt nát 无知的