n.

The condition of being uneducated, unaware, or uninformed.

noun

1. The condition of being ignorant; lack of knowledge or learning: benightedness, illiteracy, illiterateness, nescience. See knowledge/ignorance.
2. The condition of being uninformed or unaware: innocence, nescience, obliviousness, unawareness, unconsciousness, unfamiliarity. See knowledge/ignorance.

What you don't know won't hurt you. For example, She decided not to read the critics' reviews--ignorance is bliss. Although its truth may be dubious at best, this idea has been expressed since ancient times. The actual wording, however, comes from Thomas Gray's poem, "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College" (1742): "Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise."

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n

Definition: unintelligence, inexperience
Antonyms: competence, cultivation, education, experience, intelligence, knowledge, literacy, talent, wisdom

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Lack of knowledge. Ignorance of the law does not justify an act, since every person is presumed to know the law. However, mistake of fact may provide a legal excuse. Perkins & Boyce, Criminal Law, 1028 (2d ed. 1982). See ignorantia legis non excusat.

IN BRIEF: Lack of knowledge or education.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. — Confucius (c. 551-c. 479 BC), Chinese philosopher, founder of Confucianism.

Quotes:

"Ignorance is like a delicate fruit; touch it, and the bloom is gone." - Oscar Wilde

"If ignorance is bliss, why aren't more people jumping up and down for joy." - Source Unknown

"Ignorance is not bliss -- ignorance is ignorance." - Source Unknown

"Never forget public ignorance is the government's best friend." - Source Unknown

"In the battle for survival the ignorant man has a considerable advantage." - Source Unknown

"The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly." - Source Unknown

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - uvidenhed, ukendskab

Nederlands (Dutch)
onwetendheid, onkunde, onbenul

Français (French)
n. - ignorance

Deutsch (German)
n. - Unwissenheit, Ignoranz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - άγνοια, αμάθεια, αγραμματοσύνη

Italiano (Italian)
ignoranza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ignorância (f)

Русский (Russian)
невежественность, неосведомленность

Español (Spanish)
n. - ignorancia, desconocimiento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - okunnighet, ovetskap

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
无知, 不知

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 無知, 不知

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 무지, 무학

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 無知, 無学, 知らないこと

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جهل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בורות, אי-ידיעה‬

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