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- Dictionaryignoramus/ˌɪɡnəˈreɪməs/
noun
- 1. an ignorant or stupid person: "assume that your examiner is an ignoramus and explain everything to him"
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uk / ˌɪɡ.nəˈreɪ.məs / us / ˌɪɡ.nəˈreɪ.məs / Add to word list. a person who knows nothing: I'm a complete ignoramus where computers are concerned. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stupid and silly people. airhead. berk. birdbrain. blithering idiot. blockhead. dullard. dumb-ass. dummy. dunce. dunderhead. mutt.
The meaning of IGNORAMUS is an utterly ignorant person : dunce. How to use ignoramus in a sentence. Did you know?
Calling someone an ignoramus is an insult — it's a colorful way to comment on a person's ignorance or stupidity. The word comes right from the Latin ignoramus, literally "we do not know," which was a legal term in the 16th century that could be used during a trial when the prosecution presented insufficient evidence.
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.
Jun 2, 2024 · ignoramus (third-person singular simple present ignoramuses, present participle ignoramusing, simple past and past participle ignoramused) ( law, transitive) To make such a ruling against (an indictment).
Ignoramus definition: an extremely ignorant person.. See examples of IGNORAMUS used in a sentence.
Definition of ignoramus noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of '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.
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An ignorant person. [From New Latin ignōrāmus, a grand jury's endorsement upon a bill of indictment when evidence is deemed insufficient to send the case to a trial jury, from Latin, we do not know, first person pl. present tense of ignōrāre, to be ignorant; see ignore .]
