ignorance

Alternative forms

• ignoraunce

Etymology

From Old French ignorance. Surface analysis: ignore +‎ -ance

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈɪɡnəɹəns/

Noun

ignorance (countable and uncountable, plural ignorances)

1. The condition of being uninformed or uneducated. Lack of knowledge or information.

Anagrams

• enorganic

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin ignorantia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.ɲɔ.ʁɑ̃s/
• Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Noun

ignorance f (plural ignorances)

1. ignorance

Further reading

• “ignorance” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• rencognai

Etymology

Latin ignōrantia.

Noun

ignorance f (oblique plural ignorances, nominative singular ignorance, nominative plural ignorances)

1. ignorance (lacking of knowledge; lack of understanding)
2. something that one is ignorant of

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (ignorance, supplement)