HOwver the actual word itself has a latin origin. The latin word ignorare means not to know so that would entail where the defintion of ignorant came from. An example of ignorance can easily be found in a newborn child. Newborn children have very little knowledge on any subject besides the basic human functions. Ignorant can also be found in people who are misinformed or uninformed in a situation, they form an inference that is incorrect. For example, people who are racist are a prime representation of ignorant. They don't know about the other race fully so they can not completely backup their hatred. Another example can be found in homophobic people. Those who are homophobic are hetereosexual, so they obviously do not understand why those who are homosexual are that way. So, those people who are actually ignorant are just unintelligable in that area until they get the chance to