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

Adjective

1. lacking in knowledge or education

2. rude through lack of knowledge of good manners: an ignorant remark

3. ignorant of lacking in awareness or knowledge of: ignorant of Asian culture

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 << OPPOSITE educated

adjective 2. insensitive, gross, crude, rude, shallow, superficial, crass

adjective 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 << OPPOSITE informed

Translations

ignorant [ˈɪgnərənt] adj → ignorante;

to be ignorant of [+ subject] → desconocer [+ events]; ignorar

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ignorant [ˈɪgnərənt] adj → ignorant(e);

to be ignorant of [+ subject] → ne rien connaître en [+ events]; ne pas être au courant de

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ignorant [ˈɪgnərənt] ignorance adj → unwissend, ignorant;

to be ignorant of ignorance (subject) → sich nicht auskennen in +dat;

(events) → nicht informiert sein über +acc

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ignorant [ˈɪgnərənt] adj → ignorante;

to be ignorant of [+ subject] → essere ignorante in [+ events]; essere ignaro/a di