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Ignorant vs Impetuous - What's the difference?

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Ignorant is a related term of impetuous.


As a noun ignorant

is ignorant person, ignoramus.

As an adjective impetuous is

making arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive and forceful manner.

ignorant

English

Alternative forms

* ignoraunt (obsolete)

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.
  • * Tillotson
  • He that doth not know those things which are of use for him to know, is but an ignorant man, whatever he may know besides.
  • * Dryden
  • Ignorant of guilt, I fear not shame.
  • (slang) Ill-mannered, crude.
  • His manner was at best off-hand, at worst totally ignorant .
  • (obsolete) unknown; undiscovered
  • * Shakespeare
  • ignorant concealment
  • * Shakespeare
  • Alas, what ignorant sin have I committed?
  • Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly.
  • * Shakespeare
  • His shipping, / Poor ignorant baubles! — on our terrible seas, / Like eggshells moved.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * ignorantly

    impetuous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Making arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive and forceful manner.
  • * 1880 , John Weeks Moore, Complete Encyclopaedia of Music , "":
  • But it was natural, that the impetuous , restless young artist should incline more to excess of strength than of delicacy in his playing.
  • Characterized by sudden and violent force.
  • * 1794 , :
  • He stands, and views in the faint rays
    Far, far below, the torrent's rising surge,
    And listens to the wild impetuous roar

    Synonyms

    * impulsive * hasty * rash * hotheaded