ignorant
Unknowledgeable or uneducatedUnknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.
» He was ignorant of the fact.
Он ничего не знал об этом факте.
Він нічого не знав про цей факт.
Meaning
5 sensesUnknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.
ignorant
неве́жественныйnevéžestvennyj, необразо́ванныйneobrazóvannyj, негра́мотныйnegrámotnyj
не́уцькийnéucʹkyj, неосві́ченийneosvíčenyj, неодуко́ванийneodukóvanyj
Not knowing (a fact or facts), unaware (of something).
(slang)Ill-mannered, crude.
His manner was at best off-hand, at worst totally ignorant.
Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly.
(obsolete)Unknown; undiscovered
- uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field
- uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
- unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge
Examples
146 sentencesHe was ignorant of the fact.
Він нічого не знав про цей факт.
ruОн ничего не знал об этом факте.
You're very ignorant.
Ти дуже необізнаний.
They are ignorant of the rules.
Many economists are ignorant of that fact.
ruМногим экономистам это неизвестно.
He was laughed at for being so ignorant.
Translations
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Origin
From Old French ignorant, from Latin ignōrāns (“unaware, unknowing”). By surface analysis,From Old French ignorant, from Latin ignōrāns (“unaware, unknowing”). By surface analysis, ignore + -ant.
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Forms
ignoranter/more ignorant, ignorantest/most ignorant| Comparative | ignoranter / more ignorant Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | ignorantest / most ignorant Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
36 synonyms- uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field:illiterate
- uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication:nescientunlearnedunlettered
- unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge:unknowledgeableunknowingunwitting
Antonyms
6 antonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form