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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ig•no•rant /ˈɪgnərənt/USA pronunciation adj. - of or relating to ignorance:How can you blame the ignorant masses?
- uninformed;
unaware:[be + ~ + of]ignorant of most of the charges brought against her.
ig•no•rant•ly, adv. See -gnos-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ig•no•rant (ig′nər ənt),USA pronunciation adj. - lacking in knowledge or training;
unlearned:an ignorant man. - lacking knowledge or information as to a particular subject or fact:ignorant of quantum physics.
- uninformed;
unaware. - due to or showing lack of knowledge or training:an ignorant statement.
- Latin ignōrant- (stem of ignōrāns), present participle of ignōrāre to ignore; see -ant
- Middle English ignora(u)nt 1325–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged uninstructed, untutored, untaught. Ignorant, illiterate, unlettered, uneducated mean lacking in knowledge or in 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 mathematics.Illiterate originally meant lacking a knowledge of literature or similar learning, but is most often applied now to one unable to read or write:necessary training for illiterate soldiers.Unlettered emphasizes the idea of being without knowledge of literature:unlettered though highly trained in science.Uneducated refers especially to lack of schooling or to lack of access to a body of knowledge equivalent to that learned in schools:uneducated but highly intelligent.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unenlightened.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged literate.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged learned.
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