Meaning
ignorance
- rudeness, boorishness
In a sentence
La sua ignoranza in storia è davvero evidente.
His ignorance of history is really obvious.
Che ignoranza, non ha nemmeno salutato mia madre.
How rude, he didn't even greet my mother.
Hai detto così per ignoranza o per scherzo?
Did you say that out of ignorance or as a joke?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ignoranza | feminine · singular |
| ignoranze | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use ignoranza for lack of knowledge; for not knowing a specific fact, non sapere or sconoscenza often sounds more natural.
- In colloquial Italian, che ignoranza! can criticize someone's crude behavior, but cafonaggine or maleducazione are clearer for bad manners.
- Common in abstract statements: per ignoranza, nell'ignoranza, ignoranza di qualcosa. The preposition di often introduces what is unknown.