🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

अज्ञानी

Pronunciation / Transliteration: agyani

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ignorant/ˈɪɡ.nər.ənt/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3400 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"हमें किसी भी विषय में अज्ञानी नहीं रहना चाहिए।"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Lacking knowledge, information, or awareness in a general or specific area.

    "Many consumers remain ignorant of the environmental impact of fast fashion."
  2. 2

    Discourteous, rude, or showing a lack of proper manners and social refinement.

    "It was completely ignorant of him to interrupt the speaker without apologizing."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin word 'ignorantem', meaning 'not knowing' or 'disregarding', stemming from the verb 'ignorare' (to not know). It entered Middle English via Old French during the late 14th century, initially retaining the sense of lacking knowledge or information before developing stronger connotations of unpolished manners or deliberate disregard.

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