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IGNORANTNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ignorantness mean?
• IGNORANTNESS (noun)
The noun IGNORANTNESS has 1 sense:
1. ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
Familiarity information: IGNORANTNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
ignorantness; nescience; unknowing; unknowingness
Hypernyms ("ignorantness" is a kind of...):
ignorance (the lack of knowledge or education)
Derivation:
ignorant (uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication)
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