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# ignorant

«ignorant» in Mova's school dictionary: **Not knowing about something; without information:…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (ignorant, more ignorant, most ignorant)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Not knowing about something; without information: «ignorant of the rules». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignorant/#m1)

2) Without much education or knowledge in general. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignorant/#m2)

3) (informal, UK and Ireland) Rude or bad-mannered, for example not saying hello: «Don't be so ignorant!» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignorant/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In ethics and stories it shows that someone did something wrong because they did not know. In UK and Irish speech it often means rude. Saying someone is ignorant can be insulting, so be careful. Phrases: ignorant of, an ignorant comment, wilfully ignorant.

### examples

- I was ignorant of the rule, so I didn't know I couldn't run in the hall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignorant/#x1)
- The settlers were ignorant of the dangers of the desert. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignorant/#x2)
- It is not a crime to be ignorant; it just means you have more to learn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignorant/#x3)
- That was an ignorant comment about other countries. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignorant/#x4)
- Don't be ignorant — say thank you to the driver! (UK) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignorant/#x5)
- People long ago were ignorant of germs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignorant/#x6)
- The vizier's son pretended to be utterly ignorant of the place and people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignorant/#x7)

### note

Noun: ignorance. Related: ignore (to pay no attention to) — not the same! «Ignorant» means not knowing; «ignore» means choosing not to notice. Calling someone ignorant can be rude.

### In the corpora

- [But I was brutish, and ignorant; I was as a beast before Thee.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1242/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ignorant» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignorant/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.