different between ignorant vs unversed
ignorant
English
Alternative forms
- ignoraunt (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old French ignorant. Surface analysis: ignore +? -ant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???n???nt/
- Hyphenation: ig?no?rant
Adjective
ignorant (comparative ignoranter or more ignorant, superlative ignorantest or most ignorant)
- Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.
- 1663, John Tillotson, The Wisdom of being Religious
- That man that doth not know those things which are of use and necessity for him to know, is but an ignorant man, whatever he may know besides;
- 1766, Oliver Goldsmith, The Vicar of Wakefield, London: F. Newbery, Volume I, Chapter 15, p. 150,[1]
- The ignorant peasant, without fault, is greater than the philosopher with many; for what is genius or courage without an heart?
- 1663, John Tillotson, The Wisdom of being Religious
- Not knowing (a fact or facts), unaware (of something).
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, 2 Corinthians 1:8,[2]
- For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
- 1677, John Dryden, The State of Innocence and Fall of Man, London: Henry Herringman, Act II, p. 14,[3]
- Eve. Somewhat forbids me, which I cannot name;
- For ignorant of guilt, I fear not shame:
- But some restraining thought, I know not why,
- Tells me, you long should beg, I long deny.
- 1851, Walt Whitman, “Art and Artists” in Emory Holloway (editor), The Uncollected Poetry and Prose of Walt Whitman, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1921, Volume 1, p. 242,[4]
- […] perhaps it is sometimes the case that the greatest artists live and die, the world and themselves alike ignorant what they possess.
- 1921, John T. McCutcheon, The Restless Age, Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, p. 179,[5]
- That night he slept the sleep of happiness, blissfully ignorant that he had placed the letters in the wrong envelopes.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, 2 Corinthians 1:8,[2]
- (slang) Ill-mannered, crude.
- (obsolete) unknown; undiscovered
- c. 1604, William Shakespeare, Othello, Act IV, Scene 2,[6]
- Alas, what ignorant sin have I committed?
- c. 1610, William Shakespeare, The Winter’s Tale, Act I, Scene 2,[7]
- […] I beseech you,
- If you know aught which does behove my knowledge
- Thereof to be inform’d, imprison't not
- In ignorant concealment.
- 1845, Robert Browning, letter addressed to Elizabeth Barrett Browning, cited in Percy Lubbock, Elizabeth Barrett Browning in Her Letters, London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1906, Chapter 4, p. 106,[8]
- […] as to you, your goodness and understanding will always see to the bottom of involuntary or ignorant faults—always help me to correct them.
- c. 1604, William Shakespeare, Othello, Act IV, Scene 2,[6]
- Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly.
- c. 1609, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, Act III, Scene 1,[9]
- […] his shipping—
- Poor ignorant baubles!— upon our terrible seas,
- Like eggshells moved upon their surges, crack’d
- As easily ’gainst our rocks:
- 1916, Mark Twain, The Mysterious Stranger edited by Albert Paine, New York: Harper & Bros., Chapter 8, p. 112,[10]
- He had never felt a pain or a sorrow, and did not know what they were, in any really informing way. He had no knowledge of them except theoretically—that is to say, intellectually. And of course that is no good. One can never get any but a loose and ignorant notion of such things except by experience.
- c. 1609, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, Act III, Scene 1,[9]
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:ignorant
Derived terms
- ignorantly
Related terms
Translations
Noun
ignorant (plural ignorants)
- One who is ignorant.
Anagrams
- ornating
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /i?.no??ant/
- (Central) IPA(key): /i?.nu??an/
Etymology 1
From Latin ign?r?ns.
Adjective
ignorant (masculine and feminine plural ignorants)
- ignorant
Related terms
- ignorància
- ignorar
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
ignorant
- present participle of ignorar
Further reading
- “ignorant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “ignorant” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “ignorant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “ignorant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [???norant]
- Rhymes: -orant
Noun
ignorant m
- ignoramus, ignorant
- Synonyms: nev?domec, neználek
- Antonym: znalec
- Antonym: všev?d
Related terms
- ignorovat
Further reading
- ignorant in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- ignorant in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
- ignorant in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz
Danish
Etymology
From Latin ign?r?ns (“not knowing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [injo???n?d?], [enjo???n?d?], [ino???n?d?]
Adjective
ignorant (plural and definite singular attributive ignorante)
- ignorant
Inflection
ignorant
Noun
ignorant c (singular definite ignoranten, plural indefinite ignoranter)
- ignoramus
Inflection
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???no?r?nt/
Adjective
ignorant (comparative ignoranter, superlative ignorantst)
- ignorant
Inflection
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.??.???/
- Homophone: ignorants
Etymology 1
From Latin ign?r?ns.
Adjective
ignorant (feminine singular ignorante, masculine plural ignorants, feminine plural ignorantes)
- ignorant
Related terms
- ignorance
- ignorer
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
ignorant
- present participle of ignorer
Further reading
- “ignorant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Etymology
From Latin ign?r?ns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??n???ant/
- Rhymes: -ant
Adjective
ignorant (comparative ignoranter, superlative am ignorantesten)
- ignorant
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- “ignorant” in Duden online
- “ignorant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /i??no?.rant/, [???no??än?t?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /i???o.rant/, [i???????n?t?]
Verb
ign?rant
- third-person plural present active indicative of ign?r?
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin ign?r?ns.
Adjective
ignorant m (feminine singular ignoranta, masculine plural ignorants, feminine plural ignorantas)
- ignorant
Related terms
- ignoráncia
- ignorar
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i?u?ra?t/
Adjective
ignorant
- ignorant
Related terms
- ignoransa
- ignoré
Noun
ignorant m
- ignorant (person)
Polish
Etymology
From Latin ign?rantis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i??n?.rant/
Noun
ignorant m pers (feminine ignorantka)
- ignorant
Declension
Derived terms
- (adjective) ignorancki
Related terms
- (noun) ignorancja
Further reading
- ignorant in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- ignorant in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French ignorant.
Adjective
ignorant m or n (feminine singular ignorant?, masculine plural ignoran?i, feminine and neuter plural ignorante)
- ignorant
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i?n?rant/
- Hyphenation: ig?no?rant
Noun
ignòrant m (Cyrillic spelling ?????????)
- ignorant
Declension
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unversed
English
Etymology
From un- +? versed.
Adjective
unversed (comparative more unversed, superlative most unversed)
- Inexperienced, untrained.
- Not expressed in verse, unversified.
Translations
Anagrams
- unserved
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