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ignorant

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1. ignorant - Noun

2. ignorant - Adjective

3. ignorant - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed; untaught; unenlightened.

Unacquainted with; unconscious or unaware; -- used with of.

Unknown; undiscovered.

A person untaught or uninformed; one unlettered or unskilled; an ignoramous.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Better to be ignorant of a matter than half know it. Publilius Syrus

Only the supremely wise and the ignorant do not alter. Confucius

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. Cicero

A wise man makes his own decisions, but an ignorant man mindlessly follows the crowd. Chinese Proverb

Any wise enemy is better than an ignorant friend. Arabic Proverb

Ask advice of an ignorant man and he will think you are his enemy. Arabic Proverb

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