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    ignoramus
    /ˌɪɡnəˈreɪməs/

    noun

    • 1. an ignorant or stupid person: "assume that your examiner is an ignoramus and explain everything to him"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ignoramusIgnoramus Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of IGNORAMUS is an utterly ignorant person : dunce. How to use ignoramus in a sentence. Did you know?

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishIGNORAMUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIGNORAMUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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] To be a science ignoramus is simply not on. Synonyms: dunce, fool, ass, donkey More Synonyms of ignoramus. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › ignoramusIGNORAMUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Ignoramus definition: an extremely ignorant person.. See examples of IGNORAMUS used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › ignoramusIgnoramus - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If you've ever been afraid to speak up in class, you might be worried that you'll look like an ignoramus, or an uneducated, ignorant person. Calling someone an ignoramus is an insult — it's a colorful way to comment on a person's ignorance or stupidity.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryIGNORAMUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    IGNORAMUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of ignoramus in English. ignoramus. noun [ C ] us / ˌɪɡ.nəˈreɪ.məs / uk / 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.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › IgnoramusIgnoramus - definition of ignoramus by The Free Dictionary

    ignoramus. ( ˌɪɡnəˈreɪməs) n, pl -muses. an ignorant person; fool. [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 English dramatist]

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishignoramus noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of ignoramus noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › ignoramusignoramus - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jul 10, 2024 · ignoramus (plural ignoramuses or ignorami) A totally ignorant person—unknowledgeable, uneducated, or uninformed; a fool. Synonyms: see Thesaurus: ignoramus

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › ignoramusignoramus | meaning of ignoramus in Longman Dictionary of...

    ignoramus meaning, definition, what is ignoramus: someone who does not know about things t...: Learn more.