ignoramus
[ ig-nuh-rey-muhs, -ram-uhs ]
/ ˌɪg nəˈreɪ məs, -ˈræm əs /
noun, plural ig·no·ra·mus·es.
an extremely ignorant person.
Origin of ignoramus
1570–80; < Latin
ignōrāmus we ignore (1st person plural present indicative of
ignōrāre to be ignorant of,
ignore); hence name of an ignorant lawyer in the play
Ignoramus (1615) by the English playwright G. Ruggle, whence current sense
SYNONYMS FOR ignoramus
Words nearby ignoramus
ignition system,
ignitron,
ignoble,
ignominious,
ignominy,
ignoramus,
ignorance,
ignorance is bliss,
ignorant,
ignoratio elenchi,
ignore
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British Dictionary definitions for ignoramus
ignoramus
/ (ˌɪɡnəˈreɪməs) /
noun plural -muses
an ignorant person; fool
Word Origin for ignoramus
C16: from legal Latin, literally: we have no knowledge of, from Latin
ignōrāre to be ignorant of; see
ignore; modern usage originated from the use of
Ignoramus as the name of an unlettered lawyer in a play by G. Ruggle, 17th-century English dramatist