English-Thai Dictionary

ignorance

N ความไม่รู้  ความเขลา  ความ ไม่ รู้หนังสือ  การ ไร้ การศึกษา  dumbness illiteracy kwam-mai-ru

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IGNORANCE

n.[L. ignorantia; ignoro, not to know; ignarus, ignorant; in and gnarus, knowing. ] 1. Want, absence or destitution of knowledge; the negative state of the mind which has not been instructed in arts, literature or science, or has not been informed of facts. Ignorance may be general, or it may be limited to particular subjects. Ignorance of the law does not excuse a man for violating it. Ignorance of facts if often venial.
Ignorance is preferable to error.
2. Ignorances, in the plural, is used sometimes for omissions or mistakes; but the use is uncommon and not to be encouraged.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

IGNORANCE

Ig "no *rance, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. ignorantia.]

 

1. The condition of being ignorant; the want of knowledge in general, or in relation to a particular subject; the state of being uneducated or uninformed. Ignorance is the curse of God, Knowledge the wing wherewith we fly to heaven. Shak.

 

2. (Theol.)

 

Defn: A willful neglect or refusal to acquire knowledge which one may acquire and it is his duty to have. Book of Common Prayer. Invincible ignorance (Theol.), ignorance beyond the individual's control and for which, therefore, he is not responsible before God.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ignorance

ig no rance |ˈignərəns ˈɪɡnərəns | ▶noun lack of knowledge or information: he acted in ignorance of basic procedures. PHRASES ignorance is bliss proverb if you do not know about something, you do not worry about it. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin ignorantia, from ignorant- ‘not knowing ’ (see ignorant ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

ignorance

ig ¦nor |ance |ˈɪgn (ə )r (ə )ns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] lack of knowledge or information: he acted in ignorance of basic procedures. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin ignorantia, from ignorant- ‘not knowing ’ (see ignorant ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ignorance

ignorance noun 1 a statement that shows a complete ignorance of the regulations: incomprehension of, unawareness of, unconsciousness of, unfamiliarity with, inexperience with, lack of knowledge about, lack of information about; informal cluelessness about. ANTONYMS understanding, familiarity. 2 both ignorance and poverty contribute to the growing problem of forced child labor: lack of knowledge, lack of education, unenlightenment, illiteracy; lack of intelligence, stupidity, foolishness, idiocy. ANTONYMS knowledge, education.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ignorance

ignorance noun 1 his ignorance of economics: incomprehension, unawareness, unconsciousness, inexperience, innocence; unfamiliarity with, lack of enlightenment about, lack of knowledge about, lack of information about; informal cluelessness; literary nescience. ANTONYMS knowledge, education. 2 their attitudes are based on ignorance and fear: lack of knowledge, lack of education; unenlightenment, benightedness; lack of intelligence, unintelligence, stupidity, foolishness, idiocy, denseness, brainlessness, mindlessness, slow-wittedness; informal thickness, dimness, dumbness, dopiness, doziness. ANTONYMS knowledge, education.

 

French Dictionary

ignorance

ignorance n. f. nom féminin 1 Manque de connaissances, de culture générale. : Ce candidat a été refusé à cause de son ignorance. 2 Fait d ’ignorer quelque chose. : Léa était dans l ’ignorance de son départ.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ignorance

ig no rance /ɪ́ɡn (ə )r (ə )ns /→ignore 名詞 U 1 無知 , 無学 ▸ Forgive my ignorance , but I am a total novice .何も知らなくて申し訳ありません, まったくの初心者なんです .2 «…を » 知らないこと «of , about » ▸ I was in complete ignorance of his plans .彼の計画を全然知らなかった ▸ keep A in ignorance A 〈人 〉に (知る必要のあることを )知らせないでおく, 秘密にする .