ignoramus

== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: ĭg′nə-rā′məs (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌɪɡ.nəˈɹeɪ.məs/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌɪɡ.nəˈɹæɪ.məs/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌəɡ.nəˈɹæɪ.məs/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌɪɡ.nəˈɹe.məs/ Rhymes: -eɪməs === Etymology 1 === After the ignorant lawyer Ignoramus, the titular character in the 1615 play Ignoramus by the English playwright George Ruggle; from Latin ignōrāmus (“we do not know, we are unacquainted with, we are ignorant of”), the first-person plural present active indicative of ignōrō (“to not know, to be unacquainted with, to be ignorant of”). ==== Alternative forms ==== ignoramous (nonstandard) ==== Noun ==== ignoramus (plural ignoramuses or (hypercorrect) ignorami) A totally ignorant person—unknowledgeable, uneducated, or uninformed; a fool. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ignoramus ===== Usage notes ===== The hypercorrect plural form ignorami is seen by most as humorous and nonstandard, as the word derives from a Latin verb, not from a noun. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Directly from Latin ignōrāmus (“we do not know”). ==== Noun ==== ignoramus (plural ignoramuses) (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) (law, transitive) To make such a ruling against (an indictment). === Anagrams === graminous, origanums == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪŋ.noːˈraː.mʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [iɲ.ɲoˈraː.mus] Hyphenation: ig‧nō‧rā‧mus === Etymology 1 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== ignōrāmus first-person plural present active indicative of ignōrō === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== ignōrāmus first-person plural pluperfect active indicative of ignōscō