ignorance
/ˈɪɡ.nɚ.əns/
noun
The condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.
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Noun 3 meanings
The condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.
“She shows total ignorance about the topic at hand.”
Sins committed through ignorance.
Existential blindness.
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Middle English ignoraunce, ignorance, from From Old French ignorance, from Latin ignōrantia. By surface analysis, ignor(e) + -ance.
Similar and opposite words
Similar
blindnesscluelessnessknowledgelessnessunawarenessunknowingnessunknowledge
IGNORANCE at a glance
IGNORANCE has 9 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (I 1 + G 2 + N 1 + O 1 + R 1 + A 1 + N 1 + C 3 + E 1) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,589 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with ignorance
All rhymes- SINCE7
- ONCE6
- EXPERIENCE21
- CHANCE13
- PERFORMANCE20
- EVIDENCE14
- SCIENCE11
- CONFERENCE17
- DIFFERENCE19
- INSURANCE11
- DANCE8
- DISTANCE11
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