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ignorant.

Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɪɡ.nə.ɹənt//ˈɪɡ.nənt/
  1. Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.

  2. Not knowing (a fact or facts), unaware (of something).

  3. Ill-mannered, crude.

    slang
    His manner was at best off-hand, at worst totally ignorant.
  4. Unknown; undiscovered

    obsolete
  5. Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly.

Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈɪɡ.nə.ɹənt//ˈɪɡ.nənt/
  1. One who is ignorant.

Where this word comes from

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

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