ignorant
/ˈɪɡ.nə.ɹənt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.05 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
noun
One who is ignorant.
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:"
- "Eve. Somewhat forbids me, which I cannot name; For ignorant of guilt, I fear not shame: But some restraining thought, I know not why, Tells me, you long should beg, I long deny."
- "1851, Walt Whitman, “Art and Artists” in Emory Holloway (editor), The Uncollected Poetry and Prose of Walt Whitman, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1921, Volume 1, p. 242, […] perhaps it is sometimes the case that the greatest artists live and die, the world and themselves alike ignorant what they possess."
- "That night he slept the sleep of happiness, blissfully ignorant that he had placed the letters in the wrong envelopes."
Etymology
From Old French ignorant, from Latin ignōrāns (“unaware, unknowing”). By surface analysis, ignore + -ant.
Origin
- Source language: Old French
Word Breakdown
- Root: *ǵneh₃-, ignorant, ignōrāns
Usage
Inflected Forms
ignoranter (comparative)
more ignorant (comparative)
ignorantest (superlative)
most ignorant (superlative)
ignoraunt (alternative, obsolete)
ignant (alternative)
ignorants (plural)