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ignoramus

(ɪgnəreɪməs)
Word forms: plural ignoramuses
countable noun
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.
[formal, disapproval]
Synonyms: dunce, fool, ass, donkey More Synonyms of ignoramus

ignoramus in British English

(ˌɪɡnəˈreɪməs)
nounWord forms: plural -muses
an ignorant person; fool
Word origin
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 Englishdramatist

ignoramus in American English

(ˌɪgnəˈreɪməs; ˌɪgnəˈræməs)
nounWord forms: plural ˌignoˈramuses
an ignorant and stupid person
Word origin
< the name of a lawyer in Geo. Ruggle's play Ignoramus (1615); L, lit., we take no notice (a legal term formerly written on a bill of indictmentby a grand jury that finds it to be not a true bill)

Examples of 'ignoramus' in a sentence
ignoramus

The woman might have been a perfect ignoramus, but no one could deny she was a fine player, and had the figure for it.
Fidelis Morgan THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY (2002)
Lucy treated it as the ignoramus question it was and refused to answer.
Skelton, Alison Scott AN OLDER WOMAN (2002)
The truth is, probably, that Pantelaras just liked to show off his collection, even to an ignoramus like me.
Ferrars, Elizabeth UNREASONABLE DOUBT (2002)
(noun) 
Definition
an ignorant person
I am an ignoramus regarding technical matters.
Synonyms
dunce
He was a dunce at mathematics.
fool
She'd been a fool to accept the offer.
ass
He was regarded as a pompous ass.
donkey
bonehead (slang)
duffer (informal)
simpleton
He was a lightweight, a political simpleton.
dullard (old-fashioned)
dolt
He's a first class dolt.
blockhead
a bunch of bowler-hatted blockheads
lowbrow
putz (US, slang)
fathead (informal)
eejit (Scottish, Irish)
thicko (British, slang)
numpty (Scottish, informal)
doofus (slang, mainly US)
numbskull or numskull
dorba or dorb (Australian, slang)
bogan (Australian, slang)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of ass
Definition
a foolish person
He was regarded as a pompous ass.
Synonyms
fool,
dope (informal),
jerk (slang),
idiot,
plank (British, slang),
berk (British, slang),
prick (taboo, slang),
wally (slang),
prat (slang),
charlie (British, informal),
plonker (slang),
coot,
twit (informal, British),
bonehead (slang),
dunce,
oaf,
simpleton,
airhead (slang),
jackass,
dipstick (British, slang),
dickhead (taboo, slang),
gonzo (slang),
schmuck (US, slang),
dork (slang),
nitwit (informal),
dolt,
blockhead,
ninny,
divvy (British, slang),
pillock (British, slang),
halfwit,
nincompoop,
dweeb (US, slang),
putz (US, slang),
fathead (informal),
weenie (US, informal),
eejit (Scottish, Irish),
thicko (British, slang),
dumb-ass (slang),
gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang),
numpty (Scottish, informal),
doofus (slang, US),
daftie (informal),
fuckwit (taboo, slang),
dickwit (taboo, slang),
numbskull or numskull,
twerp or twirp (informal),
dorba or dorb (Australian, slang),
bogan (Australian, slang)
in the sense of blockhead
Definition
a stupid person
a bunch of bowler-hatted blockheads
Synonyms
idiot,
charlie (British, informal),
fool,
jerk (slang, US, Canadian),
plank (British, slang),
berk (British, slang),
noodle,
prick (taboo, slang),
wally (slang),
prat (slang),
plonker (slang),
coot,
bimbo (slang),
twit (informal, British),
bonehead (slang),
chump (informal),
dunce,
dullard (old-fashioned),
dimwit (informal),
ignoramus,
dipstick (British, slang),
dickhead (taboo, slang),
gonzo (slang),
schmuck (US, slang),
dorba or dorb (Australian, slang),
bogan (Australian, slang),
dork (slang),
nitwit,
dolt,
divvy (British, slang),
pillock (British, slang),
dweeb (US, slang),
putz (US, slang),
fathead (informal),
eejit (Scottish, Irish),
thicko (British, slang),
dumb-ass (slang),
gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang),
numpty (Scottish, informal),
doofus (slang, US),
fuckwit (taboo, slang),
thickhead,
dickwit (taboo, slang),
numbskull or numskull
in the sense of dolt
Definition
a stupid person
He's a first class dolt.
Synonyms
idiot,
fool,
dope (informal),
jerk (slang, US, Canadian),
ass,
clot (British, informal),
plank (British, slang),
charlie (British, informal),
berk (British, slang),
prick (taboo, slang),
wally (slang),
booby,
prat (slang),
plonker (slang),
coot,
geek (slang),
twit (informal, British),
chump (informal),
dunce,
oaf,
simpleton,
dullard (old-fashioned),
dimwit (informal),
ignoramus,
dipstick (British, slang),
gonzo (slang),
schmuck (US, slang),
dork (slang),
nitwit (informal),
blockhead,
dweeb (US, slang),
putz (US, slang),
fathead (informal),
eejit (Scottish, Irish),
thicko (British, slang),
dumb-ass (slang),
gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang),
numpty (Scottish, informal),
doofus (slang, US),
lamebrain (informal),
fuckwit (taboo, slang),
thickhead,
dickwit (taboo, slang),
numbskull or numskull,
dorba or dorb (Australian, slang),
bogan (Australian, slang)

Nearby words of
ignoramus

  • ignoble
  • ignominious
  • ignominy
  • ignoramus
  • ignorance
  • ignorant
  • ignore

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