WordCmp.com

ignorance vs ignorantness

ignorantness vs ignorance

ignorance and ignorantness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ignorance Yes No No No
ignorantness Yes No No No
As nouns, ignorantness is a hyponym of ignorance; that is, ignorantness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ignorance:
  • ignorance: the lack of knowledge or education
  • ignorantness: ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
Other hyponyms of ignorance include nescience, unknowing, unknowingness, inexperience, rawness, unenlightenment, illiteracy.
ignorance (noun) ignorantness (noun)
the lack of knowledge or education ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
Difference between ignorance and ignorantness

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.