Definition of ignorant Ignorant

/ɪˈgnɚʌnt/ - [ignerunt] - ig•no•rant

We found 16 definitions of ignorant from 6 different sources.

What does ignorant mean?

Adjective
ignorant - unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge; "he was completely ignorant of the circumstances"; "an unknowledgeable assistant"; "his rudeness was unwitting"
		unknowledgeable, unknowing, unwitting
		uninformed not informed; lacking in knowledge or information; "the uninformed public"
ignorant - 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"
		nescient, unlearned, unlettered
		uneducated not having a good education
ignorant - 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"
		illiterate

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ignorant (Adjective)
Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.
ignorant (Adjective)
Ill-mannered, crude.

ignorant (a.)
Destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed; untaught; unenlightened.
ignorant (a.)
Unacquainted with; unconscious or unaware; -- used with of.
ignorant (a.)
Unknown; undiscovered.
ignorant (a.)
Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly.
ignorant (n.)
A person untaught or uninformed; one unlettered or unskilled; an ignoramous.

ignorant
Someone who does not strive after knowledge and insight and thus stays unknowing.
ignorant
Uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication.
ignorant
Uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field.
ignorant
Unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge.

ignorant
ig′nō-rant, adj. without knowledge: uninstructed: unacquainted with: resulting from want of knowledge: (Shak.) unconscious: (Shak.) undiscovered.—n. Ig′norance, state of being ignorant: want of knowledge—in R.C. theol. vincible or wilful ignorance is such as one might be fairly expected to overcome, hence it can never be an excuse for sin, whether of omission or of commission; while invincible ignorance, which a man could not help or abate, altogether excuses from guilt: (pl.) in Litany, sins committed through ignorance.—adv. Ig′norantly.—n. Ignorā′tion. [Fr.,—L. ignorans, -antis, pr.p. of ignorāre. See Ignore.]