| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class IV. Words Relating to the Intellectual Faculties | | Division (I) Formation of Ideas | | Section V. Results of Reasoning |
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| 493. Ignoramus. |
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| NOUN: | IGNORAMUS, illiterate, dunce, duffer, woodenhead [colloq.], bonehead [slang], solid ivory [slang], numskull [colloq.], wooden spoon [Cambridge Univ., Eng., cant]; no scholar.
SCIOLIST, smatterer, dabbler, half scholar; charlatan; wiseacre.
NOVICE, tenderfoot; greenhorn (dupe) [See Dupe]; plebe or pleb [cant, U. S.]; tyro (learner) [See Learner]; lubber (bungler) [See Bungler]; fool [See Fool].
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| ADJECTIVE: | BOOKLESS, shallow, simple, lumpish, dull, dumb [colloq., U. S.], dense, crass, imbecile; wise in his own conceit; ignorant [See Ignorance].
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| QUOTATIONS: | - A wit with dunces and a dunce with wits.—Pope
- Oh! these deliberate fools!—Merchant of Venice
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