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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesignorant
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /i.ɡjɔ.ʁã/
"Il est ignorant des règles de ce jeu."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Lacking knowledge, information, or awareness in a general or specific area.
"Many consumers remain ignorant of the environmental impact of fast fashion." - 2
Discourteous, rude, or showing a lack of proper manners and social refinement.
"It was completely ignorant of him to interrupt the speaker without apologizing."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'ignorantem', the accusative form of 'ignorans', meaning 'not knowing', from the verb 'ignorare' (to not know, to be unacquainted with). It entered Middle English via Old French in the late 14th century, initially retaining the general sense of lacking knowledge or awareness before developing more pejorative connotations of rudeness or incivility.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ignorant" is said worldwide
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ignorant
Transliteration: /i.ɡjɔ.ʁã/
"Il est ignorant des règles de ce jeu."
unwissend
Transliteration: /ˈʊnˌvɪsn̩t/
"Sie war völlig unwissend über die Pläne."
ignorante
Transliteration: /iɲ.ɡoˈran.te/
"Era totalmente ignorante riguardo a quella questione."
ignorante
Transliteration: /iɣnoˈɾante/
"Es fácil ser ignorante si no se lee."
ignorante
Transliteration: /iɡ.nuˈɾɐ̃.tʃi/
"Ele permaneceu ignorante sobre o assunto."
अज्ञानी
Transliteration: agyani
"हमें किसी भी विषय में अज्ञानी नहीं रहना चाहिए।"
无知的
Transliteration: wú zhī de
"我们不应对这个问题保持无知。"
무식한
Transliteration: musik-han
"그는 그 문제에 대해 무식한 태도를 보였다."
無知な
Transliteration: muchi na
"彼はその問題について無知だった。"
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