Ignoramus

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪməs

Etymology 1

After the lawyer Ignoramus, the titular character in the 1615 play by Georges Ruggle; from Latin ignōrāmus (“‘we do not know’”).

Noun

Singular Ignoramus

Plural es

Ignoramus (es)

1. A totally ignorant person—unknowledgeable, uneducated, or uninformed; a fool.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:ignoramus

Translations

totally ignorant person

Czech: ignorant cs(cs) m.

German: Ignorant de(de) m.

Etymology 2

Directly from Latin ignōrāmus (“‘we do not know’”).

Noun

Singular Ignoramus

Plural ignorami

Ignoramus (ignorami)

1. (law, dated) A grand jury's ruling on an indictment when the evidence is determined to be insufficient to send the case to trial.

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Latin

Verb

īgnōrāmus

1. first-person Template:Conjugation tag p present Template:Conjugation tag act indicative of īgnōrō.

io:ignoramus it:ignoramus kn:ignoramus my:ignoramus ru:ignoramus ta:ignoramus te:ignoramus vi:ignoramus zh:ignoramus