ignorant

ig·no·rant

 (ĭg′nər-ənt)

adj.

1. Lacking education or knowledge.

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

3. Unaware or uninformed: was ignorant of the drug's harmful effects.

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[Middle English ignoraunt, from Old French ignorant, from Latin ignōrāns, ignōrant-, present participle of ignōrāre, to be ignorant, not to know; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.]

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ig′no·rant·ly adv.

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ignorant

(ˈɪɡnərənt)

adj

1. lacking in knowledge or education; unenlightened

2. (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.

ˈignorantly adv

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ig•no•rant

(ˈɪg nər ənt)

adj.

1. lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned.

2. lacking special knowledge or information.

3. uninformed; unaware.

4. showing lack of knowledge or training.

[1325–75; Middle English < Latin ignōrant-, s. of ignōrāns, present participle of ignōrāre to ignore]

ig′no•rant•ly, adv.

syn: ignorant, illiterate mean lacking in knowledge or training. ignorant may mean knowing little or nothing, or it may mean uninformed about a particular subject: An ignorant person can be dangerous. I confess I'm ignorant of higher mathematics. illiterate most often means unable to read or write; however, it sometimes means not well-read or not well versed in literature: classes for illiterate soldiers; an illiterate mathematician.

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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."

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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

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ignorant

adjective

1. Without education or knowledge:

illiterate, nescient, uneducated, uninstructed, unlearned, unschooled, untaught.

2. Exhibiting lack of education or knowledge:

backward, benighted, primitive, unenlightened.

3. Not aware or informed:

innocent, oblivious, unacquainted, unaware, unconscious, unenlightened, unfamiliar, uninformed, unknowing, unwitting.

Idiom: in the dark.

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Translations

جَاهِلٌجاهِلغَير عالِم ، غيْر مُدْرِك

nevědomýnevědoucínevzdělanýneznalý

uvidende

unwissendignorantungebildet

αγνοώαμαθής

ignorante

tietämätön

ignorantignorerignare

neuk

tudatlan

fáfróîurvera ókunnugt um

ignoranteignaro

無知な無知の

무식한

neišmanantisneišmanymasnemokšiškainenuvokiantisnežinantis

neizglītotsnekompetentsnezinošs

ignorantonwetend

uvitende

ignorancki

ignorante

невежественныйтёмный

ignorantskýnevedomý

nepoučenneumenneveden

okunnig

เขลา

cahilhabersizbihaberbilgisiz

dốt nát

无知的不知道的

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

ignorant

(ˈignərənt) adjective

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

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

ˈignorantly adverb

onkundig بِجَهْلٍ неграмотно ignorantemente neznale unwissend uvidende αδαώς ignorantemente, con ignorancia võhiklikult با بی خبری؛ جاهلانه tietämättömästi par ignorance בְּבוֹרוּת अनभिज्ञता neznajući tudatlanul tanpa menyadari af fáfræði ignorantemente 無知で 무식하게 nemokšiškai nezinoši; nekompetenti dengan jahil onwetenduvitende nieświadomie په ناپوهى، جهالت سره 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

ˈignorance noun

onkunde جَهْل невежество ignorância nevědomost die Unwissenheit uvidenhed άγνοιαignorancia võhiklus نادانی؛ بی اطلاعی tietämättömyys ignoranceבורות अज्ञान nepoznavanje tudatlanság kebodohan fáfræði ignoranza 無知 무지 neišmanymas, nežinojimas neizglītotība; nekompetence kejahilan onwetendheid, onkundeuvitenhetignorancja جهل، بې خبرې، ناپوهى: په عربستان كې تر اسلام دمخه زمانه 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

→ جَاهِلٌ 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

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ignorant

a. ignorante.

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