Fool
Fool noun - A person who lacks good sense or judgment.
Usage example: only a fool would attempt to climb that mountain unprepared
Ignoramus is a synonym for fool in person topic. In some cases you can use "Ignoramus" instead a noun "Fool", when it comes to topics like dunce, idiot, simpleton, stupid or ridiculous person.
Ignoramus
Ignoramus noun - A stupid person.
Usage example: only an ignoramus would be foiled by the building's security system
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| complete | complete fool | complete ignoramus |
Both words in one sentence
- An epigram by Alexander Pushkin describes one of his contemporaries as a "half-milord, half-merchant, half-fool, half-ignoramus, half-scoundrel, but there's a hope he'll finally be full".
Source: Too Many Halves
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