1. uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication - an ignorant man - nescient of contemporary literature - an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues - exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions • Syn: ignorant, nescient, unlettered • Similar to: uneducated • Derivationally related forms: nescience (for: nescient), ignorantness (for: ignorant), ignorance (for: ignorant) 2. not established by conditioning or learning - an unconditioned reflex • Syn: unconditioned, innate • Ant: conditioned (for: unconditioned) • Similar to: naive • Derivationally related forms: innateness (for: innate) 3. not well learned • Similar to: unscholarly
