ignorant, adj.
freq. cnt. 5
freq. cnt. 5
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
ignorant nescient unlearned unlettered
sample sentences
"an ignorant man""nescient of contemporary literature"
"an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"
"exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions"
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derivationally related form
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semantic pointers
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uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
ignorant illiterate
sample sentences
"she is ignorant of quantum mechanics""he is musically illiterate"
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unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge
<adj.all>
ignorant unknowing unknowledgeable unwitting
sample sentences
"he was completely ignorant of the circumstances""an unknowledgeable assistant"
"his rudeness was unwitting"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to