ignorant

Definition

Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "That man that doth not know those things which are of use and necessity for him to know, is but an ignorant man, whatever he may know besides;"
• "The ignorant peasant, without fault, is greater than the philosopher with many; for what is genius or courage without an heart?"
• "For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:"

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