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ADJECTIVE (3)

1. uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication;
- Example: "an ignorant man"
- Example: "nescient of contemporary literature"
- Example: "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"
- Example: "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions"
[syn: ignorant, nescient, unlearned, unlettered]

2. uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field;
- Example: "she is ignorant of quantum mechanics"
- Example: "he is musically illiterate"
[syn: ignorant, illiterate]

3. unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge;
- Example: "he was completely ignorant of the circumstances"
- Example: "an unknowledgeable assistant"
- Example: "his rudeness was unwitting"
[syn: ignorant, unknowledgeable, unknowing, unwitting]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ignorant \Ig"no*rant\, a. [F., fr. L. ignorans, -antis, p. pr. of ignorare to be ignorant. See Ignore.] 1. Destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed; untaught; unenlightened. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Unacquainted with; unconscious or unaware; -- used with of. [1913 Webster] Ignorant of guilt, I fear not shame. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. Unknown; undiscovered. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Ignorant concealment. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Alas, what ignorant sin have I committed? --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly. [1913 Webster] His shipping, Poor ignorant baubles! -- on our terrible seas, Like eggshells moved. --Shak. 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. [1913 Webster] In such business Action is eloquence, and the eyes of the ignorant More learned than the ears. --Shak. [1913 Webster] In the first ages of Christianity, not only the learned and the wise, but the ignorant and illiterate, embraced torments and death. --Tillotson. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ignorant \Ig"no*rant\, n. A person untaught or uninformed; one unlettered or unskilled; an ignoramous. [1913 Webster] Did I for this take pains to teach Our zealous ignorants to preach? --Denham. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ignorant adj 1: 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" [syn: ignorant, nescient, unlearned, unlettered] 2: 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" [syn: ignorant, illiterate] 3: unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge; "he was completely ignorant of the circumstances"; "an unknowledgeable assistant"; "his rudeness was unwitting" [syn: ignorant, unknowledgeable, unknowing, unwitting]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

122 Moby Thesaurus words for "ignorant": a novice at, a stranger to, awkward, benighted, blankminded, boorish, brainless, callow, crude, disaccustomed, discourteous, dumb, empty, empty-headed, foolish, fresh, gauche, green, green as grass, groping, gross, headless, ill-mannered, illiterate, immature, impolite, in the dark, inane, incognizant, inept, inexperienced, ingenuous, innocent, insensate, irrational, know-nothing, lackbrained, lean-minded, lean-witted, lowbrow, mindless, naive, nescient, new to, not bright, oblivious, of little brain, pea-brained, pin-brained, raw, reasonless, rude, rusty, senseless, simple, slackminded, slackwitted, strange to, tentative, unaccustomed, unaccustomed to, unacquainted, unacquainted with, unapprized, unaware, uncivil, uncomprehending, unconscious, unconversant, unconversant with, uncouth, uncultured, undeveloped, uneducated, unenlightened, unexperienced, unfamiliar, unfamiliar with, unfledged, ungifted, unhabituated, unhardened, unilluminated, uninformed, uninitiated, uninitiated in, uninstructed, unintellectual, unintelligent, uninured, unknowing, unlearned, unlettered, unmatured, unposted, unpracticed, unpracticed in, unprogressive, unread, unreasoning, unripe, unschooled, unseasoned, unskilled in, unsophisticated, unsure, untalented, untaught, unthinking, untrained, untried, untutored, unused, unused to, unversed, unversed in, unwise, unwitting, unwonted, vacuous, weaned, witless