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 Ignorant \Ig"no*rant\, a. [F., fr. L. ignorans, -antis, p. pr.
   of ignorare to be ignorant. See {Ignore}.]
   1. Destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed;
      untaught; unenlightened.
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            He that doth not know those things which are of use
            for him to know, is but an ignorant man, whatever he
            may know besides.                     --Tillotson.
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   2. Unacquainted with; unconscious or unaware; -- used with
      of.
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            Ignorant of guilt, I fear not shame.  --Dryden.
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   3. Unknown; undiscovered. [Obs.]
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            Ignorant concealment.                 --Shak.
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            Alas, what ignorant sin have I committed? --Shak.
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   4. Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly.
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            His shipping,
            Poor ignorant baubles! -- on our terrible seas,
            Like eggshells moved.                 --Shak.

   Syn: Uninstructed; untaught; unenlightened; uninformed;
        unlearned; unlettered; illiterate. -- {Ignorant},
        {Illiterate}. Ignorant denotes lack of knowledge, either
        as to single subject or information in general;
        illiterate refers to an ignorance of letters, or of
        knowledge acquired by reading and study. In the Middle
        Ages, a great proportion of the higher classes were
        illiterate, and yet were far from being ignorant,
        especially in regard to war and other active pursuits.
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              In such business
              Action is eloquence, and the eyes of the ignorant
              More learned than the ears.         --Shak.
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              In the first ages of Christianity, not only the
              learned and the wise, but the ignorant and
              illiterate, embraced torments and death.
                                                  --Tillotson.
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