Antonyms for ignorant
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ig-ner-uhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪg nər ənt |
Definition of ignorant
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French ignorant (14c.), from Latin ignorantia, from ignorantem (nominative ignorans), present participle of ignorare "not to know, to be unacquainted; mistake, misunderstand; take no notice of, pay no attention to," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + Old Latin gnarus "aware, acquainted with" (cf. Classical Latin noscere "to know," notus "known"), from Proto-Latin suffixed form *gno-ro-, related to gnoscere "to know" (see know).
- Form influenced by Latin ignotus "unknown." Cf. also uncouth. Colloquial sense of "ill-mannered" first attested 1886. As a noun meaning "ignorant person" from mid-15c.
- adj unaware, unknowing
- Her parents knew of this fact, but mine were ignorant of it.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- While I have gathered foreign jewels, I have been ignorant of the gems in my own family.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- That matron, like most Grecian women, was ignorant of her own written language.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Whether I will be permitted again to look upon your dear faces, I also am ignorant.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- The danger of the control of an ignorant electorate has therefore passed.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- There was danger, too--and the greatest--from Viviette, ignorant of Destiny.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- She could be fierce and wicked; she is ignorant and bitter about many things; I am afraid for her.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- What is there that one of us knows, of which the others are ignorant?
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- So she planned her battle, ignorant that she had lost already.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- They are people to make difficulties, and are ignorant of the bylaws of conscience.
- Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
Synonyms for ignorant
- apprenticed
- benighted
- birdbrained
- blind to
- cretinous
- dense
- green
- illiterate
- imbecilic
- in the dark
- inexperienced
- innocent
- insensible
- mindless
- misinformed
- moronic
- naive
- nescient
- oblivious
- obtuse
- shallow
- thick
- unconscious
- unconversant
- uncultivated
- uncultured
- uneducated
- unenlightened
- uninformed
- uninitiated
- unintellectual
- unknowledgeable
- unlearned
- unlettered
- unmindful
- unread
- unschooled
- unsuspecting
- untaught
- untrained
- unwitting
- witless
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