definition of ignorant from Oxford Dictionaries Online


	Email Cite Text size: A A Print options: Example sentences Synonyms Categories ignorant (ig¦nor\|ant) Syllabification: On Off Entry from World dictionary Pronunciation:/ˈɪgn(ə)r(ə)nt/ adjective 1 lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated:he was told constantly that he was ignorant and stupid [predic.] lacking knowledge, information, or awareness about something in particular:I was largely ignorant of* the effects of radiotherapy* 2 informal discourteous or rude:this ignorant, pin -brained receptionist 3 black English easily angered:I is an ignorant man — even police don't meddle with me Derivatives ignorantly adverb Origin: late Middle English: via Old French from Latin ignorant- 'not knowing', from the verb ignorare (see ignore) be without or deficient in View entry facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education View entry knowledge or perception of situation or fact View entry usually View entry having or showing poor level of education View entry lacking refined worldly knowledge or tastes View entry communicate information to someone in spoken or written words View entry continuously over period of time View entry lacking intelligence or common sense View entry to great extent View entry treatment of disease using X-rays or similar forms of radiation View entry showing rudeness and lack of consideration for other people View entry offensively impolite or bad-mannered View entry having brain of certain size or kind View entry person who greets and deals with clients and visitors to surgery View entry fill someone with anger View entry adult human male View entry flat and smooth View entry civil force of state, responsible for prevention and detection of crime View entry interfere in something that is not one's concern View entry French language up to c. 1400 View entry language of ancient Rome and its empire View entry lacking knowledge or awareness in general View entry lacking knowledge, information, or awareness about something View entry discourteous or rude View entry easily angered View entry		Nearby Words igniter ignition ignition key ignitron ignoble ignominious ignominy ignoramus ignorance ignorant ignoratio elenchi ignore ignotum per ignotius Iguaçu iguana iguanid iguanodon i.h.p. IHS IHT