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Unwitting vs Ignorant - What's the difference?

unwitting | ignorant |

As an adjective unwitting

is unaware or uninformed.

As a noun ignorant is

ignorant person, ignoramus.

unwitting

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • unaware or uninformed
  • unintentional
  • * (transl.) 4th century BC ,
    • Some people, apparently, have thought about it and reached the conclusion that every case of being misinformed is unwitting .

    Antonyms

    * (unaware or uninformed) cognizant * (unintentional) deliberate

    Derived terms

    *unwittingly *unwittingness

    Related terms

    *unweeting *witting

    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

    Related terms

    * ignorable * ignoramus * ignorance * ignore