ETYM French, from Latin ignorans, -antis, p. pr. of ignorare to be ignorant. Related to Ignore.
1. Lacking information or knowledge; SYN. unknowledgeable, unknowing, unwitting.
2. Lacking general education or knowledge; SYN. nescient, unenlightened, unlearned, unlettered.
3. Lacking basic knowledge; SYN. inexperienced.
4. Ignorant of the fundamentals of a given art or branch of knowledge; SYN. illiterate.
5. (Archaic) Used of things; lacking sense or awareness; SYN. innocent.