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Ignorance vs Idiot - What's the difference?

ignorance | idiot |

As nouns the difference between ignorance and idiot

is that ignorance is the condition of being uninformed or uneducated. Lack of knowledge or information while idiot is a person of low general intelligence.

As a proper noun Ignorance

is a personification of ignorance.

ignorance

English

(wikipedia ignorance) ("ignorance on Wikiquote")

Alternative forms

* ignoraunce

Noun

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

    • Derived terms

    * ignorant * willful ignorance * ignorance is bliss

    Synonyms

    * unawareness * blindness

    idiot

    English

    Alternative forms

    * eejit * idjit, idget (eye dialect)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.
    • usage note This may be used pejoratively, as an insult. It is a weak insult, however, and between close friends, family members, or lovers, is often completely nonaggressive.
  • (obsolete, medicine, psychology) A person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * genius

    Related terms

    * idiocy * idiom * idiosyncratic * idiotic * idiotically * idiot savant * useful idiot