ignoramus

noun

ig·no·ra·mus ˌig-nə-ˈrā-məs How to pronounce ignoramus (audio)

also

-ˈra-

plural ignoramuses also ignorami ˌig-nə-ˈrā-mē How to pronounce ignoramus (audio)

also -ˈra-

: an utterly ignorant person : dunce

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Ignoramus is the title of a farce by George Ruggle (1575-1622) that was first produced in 1615. The title character, whose name in Latin literally means "we do not know," is a lawyer who fancies himself to be quite shrewd but is actually foolish and ignorant. Ruggle may have been inspired in his choice of name for his character by a proceeding in the English judicial system. The term ignoramus was written on bills of indictment when the evidence presented seemed insufficient to justify prosecution. In these cases ignoramus indicated "we take no notice of (i.e., we do not recognize) this indictment." Such a reference would have been most appropriate for Ruggle's satire of the judiciary.

Synonyms

airhead
birdbrain
blockhead
bonehead
bubblehead
chowderhead
chucklehead
clodpoll
clodpole
clot [British]
cluck
clunk
cretin
cuddy [British dialect]
cuddie
deadhead
dim bulb [slang]
dimwit
dip
dodo
dolt
donkey
doofus [slang]
dope
dork [slang]
dullard
dum-dum
dumbbell
dumbhead
dummkopf
dummy
dunce
dunderhead
fathead
gander
golem
goof
goon
half-wit
hammerhead
hardhead
idiot
imbecile
jackass
know-nothing
knucklehead
lamebrain
loggerhead [chiefly dialect]
loon
lump
lunkhead
meathead
mome [archaic]
moron
mug [chiefly British]
mutt
natural
nimrod [slang]
nincompoop
ninny
ninnyhammer
nit [chiefly British]
nitwit
noddy
noodle
numskull
numbskull
oaf
pinhead
prat [British]
ratbag [chiefly Australian]
saphead
schlub [slang]
shlub
schnook [slang]
simpleton
stock
stupe
stupid
thickhead
turkey
woodenhead
yahoo
yo-yo

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Example Sentences

I can't believe they let an ignoramus like that run the company. only an ignoramus would be foiled by the building's security system

Recent Examples on the Web No one is asking him to embrace the full Ginsburg and declare himself a disrespectful ignoramus.

James Freeman, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2021 Is there a list of protocols that I would be marked as a real ignoramus for ignoring?

Washington Post, 28 June 2021 Could Field & Stream take a hunting know-nothing, a gun ignoramus-in other words, someone like me—and send her on one of the toughest hunts in North America?

Susan Casey, Field & Stream, 6 Dec. 2020 But his vocabulary infuriated some word nerds who say irregardless is an invention employed by ignoramuses.

Ephrat Livni, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2019 But onto the upper film Of supple, silky snowThe blush, breaks and bleedsThe purity of the skyThat has landed unscathedBetrayal islike the ignoramus of a leechAmber McCrary is Diné zinester, feminist and writer.

Arizona Republic, azcentral, 28 June 2018 The part of the problem of the president has is his dealing with ignoramuses spoken inside his party and outside of his party and some whom are dressed up as lawyers.

Fox News, 4 May 2018 Murray got the worse of it, but at minimum, I’m painted as a total ignoramus, right?

Ezra Klein, Vox, 9 Apr. 2018 But that doesn't mean his staffers are iGnoramuses as well.

Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2018 See More

单词	ignoramus
释义	ignoramus noun ig·no·ra·mus ˌig-nə-ˈrā-məs also -ˈra- plural ignoramuses also ignorami ˌig-nə-ˈrā-mē also -ˈra- : an utterly ignorant person : dunce Did you know? Ignoramus is the title of a farce by George Ruggle (1575-1622) that was first produced in 1615. The title character, whose name in Latin literally means "we do not know," is a lawyer who fancies himself to be quite shrewd but is actually foolish and ignorant. Ruggle may have been inspired in his choice of name for his character by a proceeding in the English judicial system. The term ignoramus was written on bills of indictment when the evidence presented seemed insufficient to justify prosecution. In these cases ignoramus indicated "we take no notice of (i.e., we do not recognize) this indictment." Such a reference would have been most appropriate for Ruggle's satire of the judiciary. Synonyms airhead birdbrain blockhead bonehead bubblehead chowderhead chucklehead clodpoll clodpole clot [British] cluck clunk cretin cuddy [British dialect] cuddie deadhead dim bulb [slang] dimwit dip dodo dolt donkey doofus [slang] dope dork [slang] dullard dum-dum dumbbell dumbhead dummkopf dummy dunce dunderhead fathead gander golem goof goon half-wit hammerhead hardhead idiot imbecile jackass know-nothing knucklehead lamebrain loggerhead [chiefly dialect] loon lump lunkhead meathead mome [archaic] moron mug [chiefly British] mutt natural nimrod [slang] nincompoop ninny ninnyhammer nit [chiefly British] nitwit noddy noodle numskull numbskull oaf pinhead prat [British] ratbag [chiefly Australian] saphead schlub [slang] shlub schnook [slang] simpleton stock stupe stupid thickhead turkey woodenhead yahoo yo-yo See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences I can't believe they let an ignoramus like that run the company. only an ignoramus would be foiled by the building's security system Recent Examples on the Web No one is asking him to embrace the full Ginsburg and declare himself a disrespectful ignoramus. James Freeman, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2021 Is there a list of protocols that I would be marked as a real ignoramus for ignoring? Washington Post, 28 June 2021 Could Field & Stream take a hunting know-nothing, a gun ignoramus-in other words, someone like me—and send her on one of the toughest hunts in North America? Susan Casey, Field & Stream, 6 Dec. 2020 But his vocabulary infuriated some word nerds who say irregardless is an invention employed by ignoramuses. Ephrat Livni, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2019 But onto the upper film Of supple, silky snowThe blush, breaks and bleedsThe purity of the skyThat has landed unscathedBetrayal islike the ignoramus of a leechAmber McCrary is Diné zinester, feminist and writer. Arizona Republic, azcentral, 28 June 2018 The part of the problem of the president has is his dealing with ignoramuses spoken inside his party and outside of his party and some whom are dressed up as lawyers. Fox News, 4 May 2018 Murray got the worse of it, but at minimum, I’m painted as a total ignoramus, right? Ezra Klein, Vox, 9 Apr. 2018 But that doesn't mean his staffers are iGnoramuses as well. Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2018 See More Word History Etymology Ignoramus, ignorant lawyer in Ignoramus (1615), play by George Ruggle, from Latin, literally, we are ignorant of First Known Use circa 1616, in the meaning defined above Legal Definition ignoramus noun ig·no·ra·mus ˌig-nə-ˈrā-məs : no bill at bill 3b ignoramus noun as in idiot a stupid person only an ignoramus would be foiled by the building's security system Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance idiot moron stupid prat lunatic imbecile dullard dolt loser dummy dunderhead simpleton dimwit fool dunce blockhead bonehead mutt cretin jackass knucklehead lunkhead pinhead dumbhead ninny lamebrain numbskull natural doofus chucklehead oaf donkey nitwit goose airhead nimrod dummkopf numskull loon know-nothing stupe dork goof nincompoop hardhead goon schnook chowderhead clown jerk meathead schlub turkey dope yahoo half-wit golem ratbag buffoon birdbrain fathead noddy cluck hammerhead dodo bubblehead loggerhead deadhead saphead shlub lump dip clunk dumb cluck dumbbell thickhead gander villain noodle mome dim bulb stock dum-dum loony woodenhead ninnyhammer nit clodpole cuddy cuddie clodpoll madman skunk booby snake clot boor yo-yo nut zany scatterbrain creep mug beast gawk cad cur stinker heel churl featherbrain Antonyms & Near Antonyms genius brain intellect thinker intellectual sage wizard whiz polymath sharpie sharpy Renaissance man See More
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ignoramus

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