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.
(Of land or fields) Not prepared for raising crops.
1. Lacking facility in reading and writing and ignorant of the knowledge to be gained from books
2. Illiterate
3. Not marked with letters
Not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency