Ignorant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication

uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪɡnɚɹənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪɡnəɹənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪɡnəɹənt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɪɡnɚɹənt/.

Examples

an ignorant man
nescient of contemporary literature
an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

illiterate nescient unlettered unwitting unlearned unknowledgeable unknowing

Parts of Speech

adjective	uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication “an ignorant man”
adjective	uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field “she is ignorant of quantum mechanics”
adjective	unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge “he was completely ignorant of the circumstances”

Word Forms

ignorantness	noun	ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
ignorance	noun	the lack of knowledge or education
nescience	noun	ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
unknowing	noun	ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
unknowingness	noun	ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unwissend

im Allgemeinen ungebildet; es mangelt an Wissen oder Raffinesse

🇪🇸Spanish

ignorante

sin educación en general; falta de conocimiento o sofisticación

🇮🇹Italian

ignorante

ignoranti in generale; privi di conoscenza o sofisticatezza

🇳🇱Dutch

onwetend

over het algemeen ongeschoold; gebrek aan kennis of verfijning

🇵🇹Portuguese

ignorante

sem instrução em geral; falta de conhecimento ou sofisticação

🇷🇺Russian

невежественный

необразован в целом; не хватает знаний или опыта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अज्ञानी

सामान्यतः अशिक्षित; ज्ञान या परिष्कार की कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

অজ্ঞ

সাধারণভাবে অশিক্ষিত; জ্ঞান বা পরিশীলিততার অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

அறியாமை

பொதுவாகப் படிக்காதவர்; அறிவு அல்லது நுட்பம் இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

అజ్ఞాని

సాధారణంగా చదువుకోని; జ్ఞానం లేదా అధునాతనత లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

अज्ञानी

सर्वसाधारणपणे अशिक्षित; ज्ञान किंवा अत्याधुनिकतेचा अभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

અજ્ઞાન

સામાન્ય રીતે અશિક્ષિત; જ્ઞાન અથવા અભિજાત્યપણુનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಜ್ಞಾನಿ

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಅಶಿಕ್ಷಿತ; ಜ್ಞಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಅತ್ಯಾಧುನಿಕತೆಯ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അറിവില്ലാത്തവൻ

പൊതുവെ വിദ്യാഭ്യാസമില്ലാത്ത; അറിവോ സങ്കീർണ്ണതയോ ഇല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਜਾਣ

ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਅਨਪੜ੍ਹ; ਗਿਆਨ ਜਾਂ ਸੂਝ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

جاہل

عام طور پر غیر تعلیم یافتہ؛ علم یا نفاست کی کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无知

总体上没有受过教育；缺乏知识或成熟度

🇯🇵Japanese

無知な

一般に教育を受けていない。知識や洗練が欠けている

🇰🇷Korean

무식한

일반적으로 교육을 받지 못했습니다. 지식이나 정교함이 부족하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngu dốt

nói chung là vô học; thiếu kiến thức hoặc sự tinh tế

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่รู้

ไม่ได้รับการศึกษาโดยทั่วไป ขาดความรู้หรือความซับซ้อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kurang pengetahuan

tidak berpendidikan pada umumnya; kurang pengetahuan atau kecanggihan

🇵🇭Filipino

ignorante

walang pinag-aralan sa pangkalahatan; kulang sa kaalaman o pagiging sopistikado

🇲🇾Malay

jahil

tidak berpendidikan secara umum; kurang pengetahuan atau kecanggihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جاهل

غير متعلمين بشكل عام؛ تفتقر إلى المعرفة أو التطور

🇮🇷Persian

نادان

به طور کلی بی سواد؛ فاقد دانش یا پیچیدگی

🇹🇷Turkish

cahil

genel olarak eğitimsiz; bilgi veya karmaşıklıktan yoksun

🇮🇱Hebrew

בּוּר

חסר השכלה באופן כללי; חסר ידע או תחכום

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The primary meaning of 'ignorant' is 'uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication'.

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In which domain is the word 'ignorant' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'ignorant' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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