ignorant

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

adjective uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
adjective uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field
adjective unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge

From Old French ignorant, from Latin ignōrāns (“unaware, unknowing”). By surface analysis, ignore + -ant.

But I’m generously ignorant of gems. — Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story, H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
“Innocent and ignorant,” was my verdict. — The Riddle of the Sands, Erskine Childers
You know what those niggers are—that ignorant! — The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, Lofting, Hugh

nescient, unlearned, unlettered

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