| a. | 1. | Destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed; untaught; unenlightened. |
| 2. | Unacquainted with; unconscious or unaware; - used with of. | |
| 3. | Unknown; undiscovered. Ignorant concealment. | |
| 4. | Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly. | |
| n. | 1. | A person untaught or uninformed; one unlettered or unskilled; an ignoramous. |
| Adj. | 1. | ignorant - lacking general education or knowledge; "an ignorant man"; "nescient of contemporary literature"; "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"; "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions" |
| 2. | ignorant - ignorant of the fundamentals of a given art or branch of knowledge; "ignorant of quantum mechanics"; "musically illiterate" Synonyms: illiterate | |
| 3. | ignorant - lacking basic knowledge; "how can someone that age be so ignorant?"; "inexperienced and new to the real world" Synonyms: inexperienced | |
| 4. | ignorant - used of things; lacking sense or awareness; "ignorant hope"; "fine innocent weather" Synonyms: innocent | |
| 5. | ignorant - lacking knowledge or skill; "unversed in the jargon of the social scientist" Synonyms: unversed | |
| 6. | ignorant - lacking information or knowledge; "an unknowledgeable assistant" |
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