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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Unacquainted with; unconscious or unaware; -- used with of. [1913 Webster] Ignorant of guilt, I fear not shame. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. Unknown; undiscovered. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Ignorant concealment. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Alas, what ignorant sin have I committed? --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly. [1913 Webster] 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 lack 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. [1913 Webster] In such business Action is eloquence, and the eyes of the ignorant More learned than the ears. --Shak. [1913 Webster] In the first ages of Christianity, not only the learned and the wise, but the ignorant and illiterate, embraced torments and death. --Tillotson. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Ignorant \Ig"no*rant\, n. A person untaught or uninformed; one unlettered or unskilled; an ignoramous. [1913 Webster] Did I for this take pains to teach Our zealous ignorants to preach? --Denham. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: ignorant adj 1: uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication; "an ignorant man"; "nescient of contemporary literature"; "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"; "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions" [syn: {ignorant}, {nescient}, {unlearned}, {unlettered}] 2: uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field; "she is ignorant of quantum mechanics"; "he is musically illiterate" [syn: {ignorant}, {illiterate}] 3: unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge; "he was completely ignorant of the circumstances"; "an unknowledgeable assistant"; "his rudeness was unwitting" [syn: {ignorant}, {unknowledgeable}, {unknowing}, {unwitting}] From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]: Ignorant /ignoːrant/ ignoramus