ignoramus
Roget category 493
4. Words relating to the intellectual faculties› 4.5. Results of reasoning
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#493.
Ignoramus
noun
ignoramus,
dunce —
wooden spoon —
no scholar.
[insulting terms for ignorant person:]
(imbecility)
499
(folly)
501
moron,
imbecile,
idiot —
fool,
jerk,
nincompoop,
asshole [Vulg.].
[person with superficial knowledge]
dilettante,
sciolist†,
smatterer,
dabbler,
half scholar —
charlatan —
wiseacre.
greenhorn,
amateur
etc.
(dupe)
547 —
novice,
tyro
etc.
(learner)
541 —
numskull.
lubber
etc.
(bungler)
701 —
fool
etc.
501 —
pedant
etc.
492.
adjective
bookless†,
shallow —
ignorant
etc.
491.
phrase
a wit with dunces and a dunce with wits"
[Pope].
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