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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ignorant  \Ig"no*rant\,  a.  [F.,  fr  L.  ignorans,  -antis,  p.  pr 
  of  ignorare  to  be  ignorant.  See  {Ignore}.] 
  1.  Destitute  of  knowledge;  uninstructed  or  uninformed; 
  untaught;  unenlightened. 
 
  He  that  doth  not  know  those  things  which  are  of  use 
  for  him  to  know  is  but  an  ignorant  man,  whatever  he 
  may  know  besides.  --Tillotson. 
 
  2.  Unacquainted  with  unconscious  or  unaware;  --  used  with 
  of 
 
  Ignorant  of  guilt,  I  fear  not  shame.  --Dryden. 
 
  3.  Unknown;  undiscovered.  [Obs.] 
 
  Ignorant  concealment.  --Shak. 
 
  Alas,  what  ignorant  sin  have  I  committed?  --Shak. 
 
  4.  Resulting  from  ignorance;  foolish;  silly. 
 
  His  shipping,  Poor  ignorant  baubles!  --  on  our 
  terrible  seas,  Like  eggshells  moved  --Shak. 
 
  Syn:  Uninstructed;  untaught;  unenlightened;  uninformed; 
  unlearned;  unlettered;  illiterate.  --  {Ignorant}, 
  {Illiterate}.  Ignorant  denotes  want  of  knowledge,  either 
  as  to  single  subject  or  information  in  general; 
  illiterate  refers  to  an  ignorance  of  letters,  or  of 
  knowledge  acquired  by  reading  and  study.  In  the  Middle 
  Ages,  a  great  proportion  of  the  higher  classes  were 
  illiterate,  and  yet  were  far  from  being  ignorant, 
  especially  in  regard  to  war  and  other  active  pursuits. 
 
  In  such  business  Action  is  eloquence,  and  the  eyes 
  of  the  ignorant  More  learned  than  the  ears. 
  --Shak. 
 
  In  the  first  ages  of  Christianity,  not  only  the 
  learned  and  the  wise,  but  the  ignorant  and 
  illiterate,  embraced  torments  and  death. 
  --Tillotson. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ignorant  \Ig"no*rant\,  n. 
  A  person  untaught  or  uninformed;  one  unlettered  or  unskilled; 
  an  ignoramous. 
 
  Did  I  for  this  take  pains  to  teach  Our  zealous 
  ignorants  to  preach?  --Denham. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  ignorant 
  adj  1:  lacking  general  education  or  knowledge;  "an  ignorant  man"; 
  "nescient  of  contemporary  literature";  "an  unlearned 
  group  incapable  of  understanding  complex  issues"; 
  "exhibiting  contempt  for  his  unlettered  companions" 
  [syn:  {nescient},  {unenlightened},  {unlearned},  {unlettered}] 
  2:  ignorant  of  the  fundamentals  of  a  given  art  or  branch  of 
  knowledge;  "ignorant  of  quantum  mechanics";  "musically 
  illiterate"  [syn:  {illiterate}] 
  3:  lacking  basic  knowledge;  "how  can  someone  that  age  be  so 
  ignorant?";  "inexperienced  and  new  to  the  real  world" 
  [syn:  {inexperienced}] 
  4:  (archaic)  used  of  things  lacking  sense  or  awareness; 
  "ignorant  hope";  "fine  innocent  weather"  [syn:  {innocent}] 
  5:  lacking  knowledge  or  skill;  "unversed  in  the  jargon  of  the 
  social  scientist"  [syn:  {unversed}]  [ant:  {versed}] 
  6:  lacking  information  or  knowledge;  "an  unknowledgeable 
  assistant"  [syn:  {unknowledgeable},  {unknowing},  {unwitting}]




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