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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ig•no•ra•mus /ˌɪgnəˈreɪməs, -ˈræməs/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -mus•es. - an extremely ignorant person.
See -gnos-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ig•no•ra•mus (ig′nə rā′məs, -ram′əs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mus•es. - an extremely ignorant person.
- Latin ignōrāmus we ignore (1st pers. 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 German. Ruggle, whence current sense
- 1570–80
simpleton, fool, dunce, know-nothing. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ignoramus /ˌɪɡnəˈreɪməs/ n ( pl -muses)- an ignorant person; fool
Etymology: 16th Century: 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 |