ignorant

ig-no-rant · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Lacking knowledge or awareness in general or about a particular subject.

  2. 2.

    (Informal) Rude or impolite.

Related words

Antonyms: aware, educated, informed, knowledgeable
See also: ignorance, ignore, uneducated
Synonyms: unaware, uneducated, unenlightened, uninformed

Etymology

From Old French ignorant, from Latin ignorans, present participle of ignorare ("not to know"), from in- ("not") + gnarus ("knowing").