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- [ig-nuh-rey-muh s, -ram-uh s]
- /ˌɪg nəˈreɪ məs, -ˈræm əs/
- /ˌɪɡ.nəˈreɪ.məs/
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- [ig-nuh-rey-muh s, -ram-uh s]
- /ˌɪg nəˈreɪ məs, -ˈræm əs/
Definitions of ignoramus word
- noun plural ignoramus an extremely ignorant person. 1
- noun ignoramus An ignorant or stupid person. 1
- noun ignoramus stupid or uninformed person 1
- countable noun ignoramus If you describe someone as an ignoramus, you are being critical of them because they do not have the knowledge you think they ought to have. 0
- noun ignoramus an ignorant person; fool 0
- noun ignoramus an ignorant and stupid person 0
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Origin of ignoramus
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Ignoramus
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ignoramus popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ignoramus
noun ignoramus
- fool — to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
- dunce — a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.
- idiot — Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person: If you think you can wear that outfit to a job interview and get hired, you're an idiot!
- blockhead — a stupid person
- imbecile — Informal. a dunce; blockhead; dolt: Don't stand there like an imbecile. Open the door!.
adjective ignoramus
- unlettered — not educated; uneducated; untutored; ignorant.
- untutored — not tutored; untaught; uninstructed.
- lowbrow — a person who is uninterested, uninvolved, or uneducated in intellectual activities or pursuits.
- unread — not read, as a letter or newspaper.
- uneducated — not educated.
Antonyms for ignoramus
noun ignoramus
- brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
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