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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026know-noth•ing
(nō′nuth′ing),USA pronunciation n.
- an ignorant or totally uninformed person;
ignoramus.
- an agnostic.
- American History(caps.) [U.S. Hist.]a member of a political party (American party or Know′-Noth′ing par′ty) prominent from 1853 to 1856, whose aim was to keep control of the government in the hands of native-born citizens: so called because members originally professed ignorance of the party's activities.
- American Historya person whose anti-intellectualism, xenophobia, and other political attitudes recall the Know-Nothings.
adj. - grossly ignorant;
totally uninformed.
- agnostic.
- American History(caps.) of or pertaining to the Know-Nothings.
- American Historyof or pertaining to a political know-nothing.
know′-noth′ing•ism, n.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
know-nothing n - informal derogatory an ignorant person
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