ignoramus

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English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

After the ignorant lawyer Ignoramus, the titular character in the 1615 play Ignoramus by the English playwright Georges Ruggle; from Latin ignōrāmus (“we do not know, we are ignorant of”), the first-person plural present active indicative of ignōrō (“I do not know, I am unacquainted with, I am ignorant of”).

Alternative forms

Noun

ignoramus (plural ignoramuses or ignorami)

  1. A totally ignorant person—unknowledgeable, uneducated, or uninformed; a fool.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ignoramus
Usage notes

The hyper-correct plural form ignorami is seen by most as humorous and non-standard, as the word derives from a Latin verb, not from a noun.

Translations

Etymology 2

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

Noun

ignoramus (plural ignoramuses)

  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.

Verb

ignoramus (third-person singular simple present ignoramuses, present participle ignoramusing, simple past and past participle ignoramused)

  1. (law, transitive) To make such a ruling against (an indictment).

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology 1

Verb

ignōrāmus

  1. first-person plural present active indicative of ignōrō

Etymology 2

Verb

ignōrāmus

  1. first-person plural pluperfect active indicative of ignōscō
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