ignorant

Meaning

Adj

1. Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.
2. Not knowing (a fact or facts), unaware (of something).
3. (slang) Ill-mannered, crude.
4. (obsolete) unknown; undiscovered
5. Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly.

Noun

One who is ignorant.

Synonyms

stupid

foolish

illiterate

uneducated

unaware

unknowing

unlettered

unlearned

dull

uninformed

uncultured

silly

innocent

😇

unwitting

benighted

dark

not knowing

simple

unacquainted

untaught

unknowledgeable

unread

uncouth

backward

boorish

void of learning

ill-informed

alley

uninitiated

unschooled

clueless

unconscious

clownish

rude

naive

nescient

inexperienced

incompetent

oblivious

unwise

doltish

blank

dizzy

💫

difficult to understand

awkward

detached

deadpan

beastly

imprudent

ill-mannered

Translations

ignorante

ignorant

ignorante

unwissend

ignorante

onwetend

dumm

ignare

αμαθής

bruto

ungebildet

ignaro

ignorant

αγράμματος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪɡnəɹənt/

Etymology

From Old French ignorant. By surface analysis, ignore + -ant.