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Webster 1913 Edition

Ignorant

Ig′no-rant

,
Adj.
[F., fr. L.
ignorans
,
-antis
, p. pr. of
ignorare
to be ignorant. See
Ignore
.]
1.
Destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed; untaught; unenlightened.
He that doth not know those things which are of use for him to know, is but an
ignorant
man, whatever he may know besides.
Tillotson.
2.
Unacquainted with; unconscious or unaware; – used with of.
Ignorant
of guilt, I fear not shame.
Dryden.
3.
Unknown; undiscovered.
[Obs.]
Ignorant
concealment.
Shakespeare
Alas, what
ignorant
sin have I committed?
Shakespeare
4.
Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly.
Syn. – Uninstructed; untaught; unenlightened; uninformed; unlearned; unlettered; illiterate. –
Ignorant
,
Illiterate
. Ignorant denotes lack of knowledge, either as to single subject or information in general; illiterate refers to an ignorance of letters, or of knowledge acquired by reading and study. In the Middle Ages, a great proportion of the higher classes were illiterate, and yet were far from being ignorant, especially in regard to war and other active pursuits.
In such business
Action is eloquence, and the eyes of the
ignorant

More learned than the ears.
Shakespeare
In the first ages of Christianity, not only the learned and the wise, but the
ignorant
and
illiterate
, embraced torments and death.
Tillotson.

Ig′no-rant

,
Noun.
A person untaught or uninformed; one unlettered or unskilled; an ignoramous.
Did I for this take pains to teach
Our zealous
ignorants
to preach?
Denham.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ignorant

IG'NORANT

,
Adj.
[L. ignorans.] Destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed; untaught; unenlightened. A man may be ignorant of the law, or of any art or science. He may be ignorant of his own rights, or of the rights of others.
1.
Unknown; undiscovered; a poetical use; as ignorant concealment.
2.
Unacquainted with.
Ignorant of guilt, I fear not shame.
3.
Unskillfully made or done. [Not legitimate.]
Poor ignorant baubles.

IG'NORANT

,
Noun.
A person untaught or uninformed; one unlettered or unskilled.
Did I for this take pains to teach
Our zealous ignorants to preach?

Definition 2024

Ignorant

Ignorant

See also: ignorant

German

Noun

Ignorant m ‎(genitive Ignoranten, plural Ignoranten, feminine Ignorantin)

  1. ignorant person, ignoramus

Declension

ignorant

ignorant

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English

Alternative forms

Adjective

ignorant ‎(comparative ignoranter or more ignorant, superlative ignorantest or most ignorant)

  1. Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.
    • Tillotson
      He that doth not know those things which are of use for him to know, is but an ignorant man, whatever he may know besides.
    • Dryden
      Ignorant of guilt, I fear not shame.
  2. (slang) Ill-mannered, crude.
    His manner was at best off-hand, at worst totally ignorant.
  3. (obsolete) unknown; undiscovered
    • Shakespeare
      ignorant concealment
    • Shakespeare
      Alas, what ignorant sin have I committed?
  4. Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly.
    • Shakespeare
      His shipping, / Poor ignorant baubles! — on our terrible seas, / Like eggshells moved.

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Derived terms

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Translations

Noun

ignorant ‎(plural ignorants)

  1. One who is ignorant.

Catalan

Verb

ignorant

  1. present participle of ignorar

Czech

Noun

ignorant m

  1. ignorant
  2. ignoramus

Related terms

Dutch

Pronunciation

Adjective

ignorant ‎(comparative ignoranter, superlative ignorantst)

  1. ignorant

Inflection

Inflection of ignorant
uninflected ignorant
inflected ignorante
comparative ignoranter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial ignorant ignoranter het ignorantst
het ignorantste
indefinite m./f. sing. ignorante ignorantere ignorantste
n. sing. ignorant ignoranter ignorantste
plural ignorante ignorantere ignorantste
definite ignorante ignorantere ignorantste
partitive ignorants ignoranters —

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.ɲɔ.ʁɑ̃/

Verb

ignorant

  1. present participle of ignorer

Adjective

ignorant m ‎(feminine singular ignorante, masculine plural ignorants, feminine plural ignorantes)

  1. ignorant

German

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ant

Adjective

ignorant ‎(comparative ignoranter, superlative am ignorantesten)

  1. ignorant

Declension

Comparative forms of ignorant
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist ignoranter sie ist ignoranter es ist ignoranter sie sind ignoranter
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative ignoranterer ignorantere ignoranteres ignorantere
genitive ignoranteren ignoranterer ignoranteren ignoranterer
dative ignoranterem ignoranterer ignoranterem ignoranteren
accusative ignoranteren ignorantere ignoranteres ignorantere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der ignorantere die ignorantere das ignorantere die ignoranteren
genitive des ignoranteren der ignoranteren des ignoranteren der ignoranteren
dative dem ignoranteren der ignoranteren dem ignoranteren den ignoranteren
accusative den ignoranteren die ignorantere das ignorantere die ignoranteren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein ignoranterer eine ignorantere ein ignoranteres (keine) ignoranteren
genitive eines ignoranteren einer ignoranteren eines ignoranteren (keiner) ignoranteren
dative einem ignoranteren einer ignoranteren einem ignoranteren (keinen) ignoranteren
accusative einen ignoranteren eine ignorantere ein ignoranteres (keine) ignoranteren

Latin

Verb

īgnōrant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of īgnōrō

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iɡnǒrant/
  • Hyphenation: ig‧no‧rant

Noun

ignòrant m ‎(Cyrillic spelling игно̀рант)

  1. ignorant

Declension

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ant

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