ignoramus
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nəˈreɪ Origin:
1570–80; < Latin ignōrāmus we ignore (1st person plural present indicative of ignōrāre to be ignorant of, ignore); hence name of an ignorant lawyer in the play Ignoramus (1615) by the English playwright G. Ruggle, whence current sense
1570–80; < Latin ignōrāmus we ignore (1st person plural present indicative of ignōrāre to be ignorant of, ignore); hence name of an ignorant lawyer in the play Ignoramus (1615) by the English playwright G. Ruggle, whence current sense
Synonyms
simpleton, fool, dunce, know-nothing.
simpleton, fool, dunce, know-nothing.
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| —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 | |
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Word Origin & History
ignoramus
1577, Anglo-Fr. legal term, from L. ignoramus "we do not know," first person present indicative of ignorare "not to know" (see ignorant). The legal term was one a grand jury could write on a bill when it considered the prosecution's evidence insufficient. Sense of "ignorant
person" came from the title role of George Ruggle's 1615 play satirizing the ignorance of common lawyers.
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Example sentences
Only an ignoramus or a fool could arrive at this conclusion.
In the land of subtle savors, my tongue is an ignoramus.
Education is one of those things where every ignoramus and his brother is an expert.
For someone who claimed to be mixed race, you are about as much of a white ignoramus as they come.
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