ignorant
/ˈɪɡ.nə.ɹənt/
adjectivenoun
Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.
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Adjective 3 meanings
Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.
Not knowing (a fact or facts), unaware (of something).
Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly.
Noun 1 meaning
One who is ignorant.
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Old French ignorant, from Latin ignōrāns (“unaware, unknowing”). By surface analysis, ignore + -ant.
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IGNORANT at a glance
IGNORANT has 8 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (I 1 + G 2 + N 1 + O 1 + R 1 + A 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,479 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with ignorant
All rhymes- WANT7
- IMPORTANT13
- SIGNIFICANT17
- MEANT7
- PLANT7
- ASSISTANT9
- RESTAURANT10
- GRANT6
- GIANT6
- RELEVANT11
- PREGNANT11
- BRILLIANT11
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