Spanish Conversation · Level 11
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Spanish word
ignorante
Pronunciation
IPA/iɣnoˈɾante/
Meaning
- adjectiveignorant
Example
No seas ignorante y pregunta cuando no entiendas.
Don't be ignorant and ask when you don't understand.
More examples
Su actitud ignorante dificultó la conversación.
His ignorant attitude made the conversation difficult.
Core concept
Empty bookshelf.
Common phrases
gente ignorante
ignorant people
actitud ignorante
ignorant attitude
Similar words
inculto: Shows absence of cultural learning or refinement and appears unfamiliar with educated topics.
desinformado: Does not have the necessary or correct information and so misreads events or choices.
inexperto: Possesses little real-world experience or practical know-how and mishandles tasks.
necio: Demonstrates lack of common sense and tends toward foolish, irrational behavior.
Definition in Spanish
Que carece de conocimientos o cultura en un tema concreto o de forma general.
Word origin
From Latin ignorans, the present participle of ignorare 'not know', originally formed from in- 'not' plus a root meaning 'know'.
Usage tips
- Often strong or offensive in Spanish, so gentler phrasing such as No lo sé or No estoy familiarizado con... works better when indicating lack of knowledge.
Other meanings
- uneducatedadjective
- unculturedadjective
Opposites
- sabiowiseadjective
- informadoinformedadjective
Related words
- ignoranciaignorancenoun
- ignorarbe unawareverb