Definition of IGNORANT

ignorant

Meanings

Plural: ignorants

Adjective Satellite

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

Adj

  • Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.
  • Not knowing (a fact or facts), unaware (of something).
  • Ill-mannered, crude.
  • unknown; undiscovered
  • Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly.

Noun

  • One who is ignorant.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 9

ignorant is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ignorant is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ignorant is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

ignorant is a valid Words With Friends word