Added 9 October 2026
ignorant
/ˈɪɡ.nə.ɹənt/ adjective
In Latin: inscītus, ignārus, ignōrāns Wiktionary
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- Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.
- Not knowing (a fact or facts), unaware (of something).
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Ill-mannered, crude.
His manner was at best off-hand, at worst totally ignorant.
noun
- One who is ignorant.
Origin
From Old French ignorant, from Latin ignōrāns (“unaware, unknowing”). By surface analysis, ignore + -ant.
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