Ignorant Definition

ĭgnər-ənt
adjective
ignoranter
Having little knowledge, education, or experience; uneducated; inexperienced.
Webster's New World
Lacking knowledge (in a particular area or matter)
Webster's New World
Caused by or showing lack of knowledge or education.
Webster's New World
Unaware (of)
Webster's New World

Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.

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Other Word Forms of Ignorant

Adjective

Base Form:
ignorant
Comparative:
ignoranter

Origin of Ignorant

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

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French ignorant

    From Wiktionary

Ignorant Sentence Examples

  • He was by no means ignorant of this.

  • I did not know then what she was doing, for I was quite ignorant of all things.

  • And why did that ignorant cop pull me over in Alabama?

  • The interest of the writers is as usual in the religious history; they were indifferent to, or perhaps rather ignorant of, the strict order of events.

  • Jennifer, ignorant to the significance of the second entrance, expressed little interest in the opening.

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Words Starting With

IIGIGN

Words Ending With

TNTANT

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ignorant

Words Starting With I and Ending With T

Starts With I & Ends With TStarts With IG & Ends With TStarts With I & Ends With NT

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With I8 Letter Words Ending With T