ignorance
nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈɪɡ.nə.ɹəns//
- United States//ˈɪɡ.nɚ.əns//
- Australia//ˈɪɡ.nə.ɹəns//
- New Zealand//ˈəɡ.nə.ɹəns//
The condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.
noun
- 1
The condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.
She shows total ignorance about the topic at hand.
There had been the whisky and Perrier in the morning but, in my ignorance of alcoholics then, I could not imagine one whisky harming anyone who was driving in an open car in the rain.
- 2
Sins committed through ignorance.
- 3
Existential blindness.
Etymology
From Middle English ignoraunce, ignorance, from From Old French ignorance, from Latin ignōrantia. By surface analysis, ignor(e) + -ance.
Forms
- plural
- ignorances
Ignacio · A surname from Spanish.ignite · To set fire to (something), to light (something)ignition · The act of igniting.
ignorance · The condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.
Ignorance · A personification of ignorance.ignorant · Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.ignore · To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.