Etymology

ignorant

ig·no·rant
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Today it means: Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance. Full definition →

Old French ignorant ← Latin ignōrāns
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  1. Latin · derived fromignōrāns“unaware, unknowing”
  2. Old French · derived fromignorant
  3. English todayignorant

From Old French ignorant, from Latin ignōrāns (“unaware, unknowing”). By surface analysis, ignore + -ant.

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