What is the difference between an ignoramus and an ignoramus? What is an ignoramus? Meaning and examples

Lesson on extracurricular activities in 2nd grade

Lesson topic: “The concept of the words ignorant and ignorant”

Goal: to continue working on the development of oral speech. Construct messages in oral speech. Analyze, draw conclusions, compare, express your opinion, answer reasonably, prove your opinion.

Equipment: teacher’s presentation, cards with A. I. Krylov’s fable “The Pig under the Oak.” Signs: “I know”, “I can explain”, “I want to know”

Explanatory dictionaries on the desk.

“Read more!” - adults tell you. Why do they say that? Because people have long noticed that those who read little write illiterately.

Slide 1

Look at the difference between the words “ignoramus” and “ignoramus” (The letter D appeared in the second word)

And who can explain lexical meaning of these words?

In literary language, it is necessary to clearly distinguish between the words IGNORANCE and IGNORANCE according to their meaning and use them correctly in speech.

Choose a sign that will help you identify your state at the beginning of the lesson.

Guys, listen to A.L. Barto’s poem “Ignorant.”

Define the first word.

Slide 2- 14

IGNORANT - rude, not well-mannered person.

Similar words for it: politeness, impoliteness, politely.

Remember the literary characters about whom you can say that he is ignorant.

Slide 15

There are cards on your desks. Read the fable.

PIG UNDER THE OAK

Pig under the ancient oak

I ate my fill of acorns to satiety;

Having eaten, I slept under it;

Then, having cleared her eyes, she stood up

And she began to undermine the roots of the Oak tree with her snout.

“After all, this harms the tree,”

Raven tells her from Dubu, -

If you expose the roots, it may dry out.”

“Let it dry,” says the Pig, “

It doesn’t bother me at all;

I see little use in it;

Even if he doesn’t exist for a century, I won’t regret it at all,

If only there were acorns: they make me fat.”

“Ungrateful! - Oak said to her here, -

Whenever you could lift your snout up,

You should have seen

Why are these acorns growing on me?

The ignorant is also blinded

Scolds science and learning

And all the scientific works,

Without feeling that he is tasting their fruits.

One of the students reads a fable expressively.

Teacher:

How does Krylov describe the pig?

Students:

Gluttonous, nasty, stupid...

Teacher:

What words are used to describe her?

Students:

Ignorant.

Teacher:

Why is she called "ignorant"? Let's turn to the explanatory dictionary.

“Ignorant” is a poorly educated person, an ignoramus.

An IGNORANT is an ignorant, uneducated person. This word is part of the same root words: ignorance, ignorance, ignorant.

Remember the literary characters about whom you can say that he is ignorant. Give examples.

Slide 16

Look at the signs that helped determine your condition at the beginning of the lesson. Who can choose another sign now? Prove it.

Summary of the lesson. Is it possible to talk about the similarities between these words? What are their similarities? What is the difference?

Information for teachers

Ignorant, ignorant. These words had one meaning. They were cognate with the word to know, i.e. to know. Interestingly, this root is also found in the word witch: she knows everything.

A person who knew little was called an ignoramus, or in Old Slavonic - an ignoramus. In modern Russian, the meanings of these words differ: an ignoramus is someone who knows little and does not want to know more. An ignoramus is an impolite, ill-mannered person. And the word witch in Sov. rus. language lost touch with the words ignorant and ignorant.

Read info lesson plan:

1. Lexical meaning of paronyms ignoramus - ignoramus

2.Examples of phrases with paronyms ignorant

3.Examples of sentences with a paronym ignorant

4.Examples of phrases with paronyms ignoramus

5.Examples of sentences with a paronym ignoramus

1.LEXICAL MEANING OF THE PARONYMS IGNORANT - IGNORANT

Ignorant- a rude, ill-mannered, impolite person.

Ignorant– a half-educated person who knows little, poorly educated, ignorant; a person who is not versed in any field of knowledge.

2.EXAMPLES OF WORD COMBINATIONS WITH THE PARONYM - IGNORANT

old ignoramus

young ignoramus

3.EXAMPLES OF SENTENCES WITH THE PARONYM - IGNORANT

1) Why do people judge ignorant?

2)Who is this ignorant?

3) What you need to do in order not to be ignorant And ignorant?

4) At the same time, he is still such a slob and ignorant, just awful!

5) - Why are you, like I have guests, interfering with someone other than your own? ignorant. (I. Bunin. Red Lanterns).

6) What are you like ignorant and lazy!

7) Will you be ignorant, know

Steal our sun! (K. Chukovsky)

8)Serves you right, old man ignorant,

From now on you ignorant, science... (The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish, A.S. Pushkin)

9) - How? WITH ignorant! So that I can reconcile with this rude guy? (N.V. Gogol. The story of how Ivan Ivanovich quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich)

10) All sorts of people can influence the formation of personality: talented, rude, lazy, and ignoramuses.

11) In the story “White-fronted” by A.P. Chekhov we read: “Judging by his manners, it was ignorant, a simple mongrel."

12) A well-mannered person will be understood and accepted by society better than ignorant.

13)If ignorant you don't want to be known

I beg you, be wise,

Begin your request with a polite word:

Be kind, be kind.

14)Ignorant- a rude, ill-mannered person.

15)Ignorant

16)Ignorant

4.EXAMPLES OF WORD COMBINATIONS WITH THE PARONYM - IGNORANT

1)absolute ignoramus

2) a complete ignoramus

3) a complete ignoramus

4) moral ignoramus

5)ignorant of music

6) ignorant in medicine

7)ignorant in love

5.EXAMPLES OF SENTENCES WITH THE PARONYM - IGNORANT

1)Ignorant he was round and didn't read anything. (I.S. Turgenev)

2)Ignorant in physics, and an expert in music. (I. Krylov. Peacock and Nightingale).

3) He had a sweet heart ignoramus. (A. Pushkin. Evgeny Onegin).

4) People like Mitrofan are called ignorant.

5) I.A. Krylov denounces ignorant who do not understand the benefits of teaching.

6) Ignorance is a weapon ignoramuses.

7) The wise man blames himself ignoramus- others.

8) How to make life easier: ignorant or a knowledgeable person?

9) First of all, beware ignoramuses, because it is dark and can push you onto the wrong path.

10) Unfortunately, this is what happens to people:
No matter how useful a thing is, without knowing its price,
Ignorant everything about her is turning for the worse;
What if ignoramus more knowledgeable
So he still drives her. (I.A. Krylov. Fable “The Monkey and the Glasses”)

11) There was a monkey ignorant, so I didn’t know what to do with the glasses. (About I.A. Krylov’s fable « Monkey and Glasses» ).

12)B Ancient Greece students write on the board with a stick, the teacher dictates the phrase: “ Ignorant– the wildest of creatures on earth.”

13) Perhaps (flattering hope), the future will indicate ignoramus To my famous portrait And he says: he was a poet. (A.S. Pushkin)

14) He had a sweet heart ignoramus,

He was cherished by hope,

And the world has a new shine and noise

Still captivated the young mind. (A.S. Pushkin)

15) Anyone who does not have access to the art of reading is an ill-mannered person, moral ignoramus. (V.A. Sukhomlinsky)

16) Why do people judge ignoramus?

17) The word " ignoramus“in Pushkin’s times meant “a naive, green, unexperienced youth.”

18) The smart guy knows and ignoramus:
People all need clothes.

19) Is he an eccentric or ignoramus, look at anyone:
Clothes are worn on top, but he has them inside. Riddle (wardrobe)

20)I'm complete ignoramus in mathematics.

21) “...I'm almost ignoramus

22) District doctor, fortunately not perfect ignoramus, managed to bleed him. (A. Pushkin. Dubrovsky).

23) Half my lord, half merchant,
Half-sage, half- ignoramus,
Semi-scoundrel, but there is hope
What will be complete at last. (A.S. Pushkin)

24) How he dreamed of receiving the title of Honored Artist, a title that was invented by the vain just a few decades ago ignorant. (A. Kuternitsky. Alone at dusk)

25)Ignorant Francis Bacon)

26) The loudest drum remains silent unless it is hit, the loudest clever man remains ignorant

27) We will not grow in ourselves ignoramus…

28) What can come out of Mitrofanushka for the Fatherland, for which ignorant parents also pay money ignoramuses– teachers?

29) I have never poked my nose into literature or politics, nor have I sought popularity in polemics with ignorant. (A. Chekhov. A boring story)

30) In the opinion of a real mushroom picker, we behaved in the forest like ignoramuses

32) We were ignorant

33) Mysticism... ignoramuses enveloped everything connected with the dark colonnades of temples, the geometric regularity of the pyramids, mummies and tombs. (I. Mozheiko)

34)Ignorant- uneducated, little knowledgeable person.

35)Then you won’t be a dropout, a dunno, ignorant.

36) This man was fat ignoramus in matters of art.

37) Of course you are ignoramus: You can’t learn a rule and apply it correctly.

6.TESTS

1) Ignorance is a weapon ignoramuses.

2)Ignorant- a rude, ill-mannered, impolite person.

3) This man was completely ignorant in matters of art.

4)“...I'm almost ignoramus. What I know, I learned somehow on my own, in fits and starts, without communication, to no avail, and even so little...” (From the diary of Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy).

One of the sentences below uses the highlighted word INCORRECTLY. Find the error and fix it. Write the sentence number and the correct word.

1)Ignorant– a half-educated, little-knowing, poorly educated person.

2) What can come out of Mitrofanushka for the Fatherland, for which ignorant parents also pay money ignoramuses– teachers?

3) We were ignorant in social issues. (A. Ignatiev)

4) A well-mannered person will be understood and accepted by society better than ignoramus.

One of the sentences below uses the highlighted word INCORRECTLY. Find the error and fix it. Write the sentence number and the correct word.

1)Serves you right, old man ignorant,

From now on you ignorant, science... (A.S. Pushkin)

2) In the opinion of a real mushroom picker, we behaved in the forest like ignoramuses, because, without flinching, they walked around various russulas, ... as well as chanterelles and trumpets. (V. Soloukhin)

3) Why do people condemn the ignorant?

4) - How? WITH ignorant! So that I can reconcile with this rude guy? (N.V.Gogol)

One of the sentences below uses the highlighted word INCORRECTLY. Find the error and fix it. Write the sentence number and the correct word.

1) District doctor, fortunately not perfect ignoramus, managed to bleed him. (A. Pushkin)

2) The loudest drum remains silent, if it is not hit, the smartest person remains ignorant, if you don't train him. (Folk wisdom)

3) In the story “White-fronted” by A.P. Chekhov we read: “Judging by his manners, it was ignoramus, a simple mongrel."

4)Ignorant despise science, uneducated people admire it, while the wise use it.( Francis Bacon)

One of the sentences below uses the highlighted word INCORRECTLY. Find the error and fix it. Write the sentence number and the correct word.

1)Ignorant- an Old Russian word formed from vezha “expert” using the prefix ne-.

2) All sorts of people can influence the formation of personality: talented, rude, lazy, and ignoramuses.

3)Ignorant one who allows himself to be rude. (I.S. Turgenev)

4)Ignorant also blinded

Scolds science and learning

And all the scientific works,

Without feeling that he is tasting their fruits. (I.A. Krylov)

7.ANSWERS

"What is an ignoramus?" - this question can often be heard. We will be happy to explain the meaning of the word and give examples.

Meaning

An ignoramus is a person who is not enlightened in some areas of knowledge. Is it worth talking about the relativity of this concept? There are people who can build or design an airplane, but they may well not read fiction books at all and not understand why Leo Tolstoy or, for example, George Orwell is so great.

Sherlock Holmes as an example of a brilliant ignoramus

After we understand what an ignoramus is, we can turn to examples. Of course, this will be a literary example, or rather a cinematic one.

Let us recall the famous conversation in the film "Acquaintance" between Holmes and Dr. Watson, where the latter tells the former directly that he is a man of keen intelligence, but ignorant in all other aspects. Naturally, this meant education. Holmes knows almost nothing about Copernicus, Joan of Arc and Aristotle, although the name of the first on this list seems vaguely familiar to him. Watson is shocked by the cultural illiteracy of his future colleague, but Holmes is not embarrassed and contrasts Watson’s historical and humanitarian knowledge with his own, purely practical skills, such as the ability to distinguish the dirt of one London street from another, or the ash of one cigar from another.

Therefore, if the reader is asked the question of what an ignoramus is, then he, without doubt, can say: this is Sherlock Holmes (with certain reservations). There are interesting discoveries, and completely unexpected ones.

And Watson, meanwhile, thinks with horror about the utilitarian world, where no one is interested in philosophy, literature and history, but only in what is necessary for life. Holmes calms his friend down and says that he is the only one. I wonder if the famous detective knows the word “ignoramus”? It’s not a fact, because he doesn’t need it at all for his business.

Almost 40 years have passed since the film was released, since it was released in 1979. And now we modern people, we understand that Holmes’ ignorance is not the worst thing imaginable. Holmes may be an ignoramus, but he is a passionate man. Perhaps he would be interested in literature and history if he had time, but he devotes himself entirely to his work. Nowadays, absolutely terrible people are being born, who absolutely do not understand anything, and do not even want to learn - this is a real image of an ignoramus that is frightening. The topic is endless and inexhaustible, but we need to move on. To understand what an ignoramus is, one more important aspect needs to be highlighted.

Ignorant and ignorant

People have particular difficulty distinguishing between the two concepts that are placed in the subtitle. In fact, there is no difficulty here. You just need to remember that an ignorant is a person ignorant in the field of science, technology, history and literature, and an ignoramus is also uncultured in the everyday sense. It's even easier to understand the difference with examples. A man who puts his feet on the table at a dinner party is an ignoramus, and a man who does not see the stylistic difference between Turgenev and Gogol is an ignoramus. Now, we think, the question will not arise, what is the difference. We explained everything thoroughly.

What's worse - to be ignorant or ignorant?

There is a long-standing dispute here about two phenomena, one worse than the other. True, let’s assume that being an ignoramus is not as scary as being ignorant, because the latter concept captures, first of all, a person’s everyday bad manners, but, as we know, all norms and rules are relative. Therefore, each person is free to choose his own from two evils.

We hope it is clear what an ignoramus is, and now the reader will not have any difficulties both in using the concept and in explaining it.

The role of paronyms in the Russian language is great, although in fact there are not very many of them - only about a thousand pairs. Replacing one word with another often causes lexical errors, because, despite the similarity of spelling and pronunciation, the meaning of such words is different.

As you might guess, “paronym” is a Greek term that literally means “next to the name.” Paronyms - words that are similar in spelling, sound and pronunciation, but different in lexical meaning. Examples of paronyms:

• Dress and put on;
• Pathetic and pitiful;
• Idleness and idleness;
• Subscription and subscriber;
• And etc.

Classification of paronyms

Morphological division;

• Lexico-semantic division.
• Paronyms are distinguished based on morphological principles:
• Suffixal. They are formed from various suffixes. This group is the largest, mainly adjectives are found here. Example: spectator and visual;
• Prefix. Formation occurs using prefixes (prefixes). Example: provision and presentation;
• Root. These words are similar to each other, but their roots are different and their meanings are not similar. The lexical pair ignorant and ignorant belongs to this group.

According to the lexical-semantic division, there are the following paronyms:

• Root. The roots are not very similar, nor is the meaning, but there is an accidental similarity (ignorant and ignorant, polis and pole);
• Affixal. Such words have the same root, but the difference is in the affixes (prefixes and suffixes). For example, oily and oily;
• Etymological. Here the emphasis is on the etymology of words. There are words with once similar meanings that were formed in related languages ​​under different realities. For example, ordinary and single.

What is the difference between an ignoramus and an ignoramus

It should be noted that until the 19th century these words meant the same thing: “ person without education" The first division between them was made by the famous Russian scientist V.I. Dal.

From each of these words others are formed. " Ignorant" - ignorance, ignorant and so on, and " ignorant" - impoliteness, impolite.

We use such more modern words in Everyday life almost every day. The verb “to be ignorant,” meaning rude behavior, has already sunk into oblivion.

Examples of the use of the words “ignoramus” and “ignoramus”

You can talk about the difference between the two words for a long time, but it is better to back it up with examples. These words are used in everyday life, in proverbs and sayings, in fiction (classical and modern) literature.

About a careless student you can say: “ What an ignoramus you are!"if he doesn't know the obvious. And, for example, about an unwanted guest who does not respond to the owners’ attempts to send him away, they say that he is ignorant.

In Russian classical literature one can find many examples of the use of these words. For example, in the works of perhaps the most famous Russian writer A.S. Pushkin, you can see examples with these two words. Other writers (I. Krylov, I. Turgenev, F. Dostoevsky and others) also often used these words.

How not to make mistakes when using paronyms

In addition to the classic mistakes when using “ignoramus” and “ignoramus,” there are also paronyms that cause difficulties.

• Signature and signature;
• Addressee and addressee;
• Trusting and trusting;
• Seconded and business travelers and so on.

We use these words quite often every day. In order not to make mistakes in their use, you need to not be ignorant and constantly expand your horizons. Reading books is the best way for this, because even if you encounter an unfamiliar word, you can guess the meaning from the context, and when using it, an associative series will be included.

Of course, there are dictionaries of paronyms, and now they have even appeared on the Internet. But this method is suitable only for those who are looking for a specific use of a particular word. Alas, in schools very little time is allocated for studying paronyms, although the Unified State Examination in the Russian language includes questions about paronyms.

Paronyms are a complex and rather complex topic. It would seem that native speakers of Russian should intuitively imagine what this or that word means. However, as we know, this does not always happen. For example, there are such words as ignorant and ignorant. Not everyone can tell what the difference between them is. There are enough paronyms in the Russian language, and to be interesting and educated person it is necessary to constantly deepen your knowledge.

Who is an "ignoramus"?

From a grammatical point of view, this lexeme is an animate noun of the general gender, which, depending on the context, can refer to people of both sexes:

Our Victor is a complete ignoramus!

I think that Tatyana is still ignorant, despite her outward gloss.

By its origin, this word is originally Russian, and at one time it generally meant an ignorant person - uneducated and uncultured.

In modern language, this word is used to describe a person who has not mastered the rules of cultural behavior in society:

An ignoramus is a person who does not know decency, is rude, discourteous.

T. F. Efremova. New dictionary of the Russian language. M., Russian language, 2000

Examples with the word “ignoramus” from fiction

We illustrate this meaning of the lexeme in question using excerpts from works of fiction:

If only they could stand up ignoramuses, - if only they bowed, teach them to order... Ah! (V.F. Odoevsky. The Living Dead).

Perhaps he was greedy for money, a bit of a pedant, could not stand slobs and ignorant, but, God forbid, he was respected for it (Agatha Christie. The Riddle of Sittaford).

At least help me get up, ignoramuses! (L. Charskaya. Notes of a little schoolgirl).

The guy with the glasses froze, apparently frightened by my scream, but didn’t even apologize, ignorant(V. G. Vrublevskaya. Another chance).

The meaning of the word "ignorant"

Word "ignoramus" is borrowed from the Old Church Slavonic language, as the presence of the letter combination will tell the attentive eye of the reader "railway" characteristic of this ancient language.

It can be seen in the alternation of consonants in words:

• drive - drive - driving;
• walk - walk - walking.

Word "ignoramus" related in meaning to the verb "to know", that is "know" Therefore, an uneducated or incompetent person only in some field of knowledge is called an ignoramus.

People high on the scientific ladder were brilliant specialists in their field and complete ignoramuses in other fields (E. F. Russell. Against Strange Device).

Example sentences with the word "ignorant"

To understand this lexical meaning of the word, let’s take an interest in how famous writers use it in their works:

Previously, young people had to study; I didn't want them to be known as ignorant, so they toiled unwillingly (I. S. Turgenev. Fathers and Sons).

If ignoramus believes that antediluvian lizards live in the depths of the globe - this is all right! (Jules Verne. Twenty thousand leagues under the sea).

I've turned a lot ignorant into specialists, into experts in various crafts and sciences (M. Twain. A Connecticut Yankee at the Court of King Arthur).

How to remember the difference between the words “ignorant” and “ignoramus”

To remember these paronymous words and not confuse them in your speech, let’s understand their exact lexical meaning:

• an ignorant person is a rude person and a boor;
• an ignoramus is a half-educated, ignorant, ignoramus.

The difference in the meaning of these lexemes is obvious.

To firmly grasp the difference between words "ignoramus" And "ignorant", let’s select antonyms for them:

• an ignorant (rude) and a cultured, educated person;
• ignorant (ignorant) and connoisseur, erudite, expert, sage.

Both ignorant and ignorant - this is what they said about people, firstly, unlearned, and secondly, about those who “do not observe politeness in their actions.” In Old Russian, D was preserved in most cases, but before an iotated (softening) vowel it became Zh. Synonyms: high syllable - ignorant and simple - ignorant did not differ in language XVIII And early XIX centuries according to their subject meanings. The “Dictionary of the Russian Academy” (1814, part 3, p. 1291) said that the words ignorant, in common parlance, and ignoramus had two meanings: “1) simpleton, unlearned, unenlightened, illiterate; 2) it also speaks of those who do not observe courtesy in their actions, do not know how to act decently." Pushkin in “Eugene Onegin” (2, VII) used ignorant in the meaning of “inexperienced person”: “He was a dear ignorant at heart.” However cf. in “Dubrovsky”: “The district doctor, fortunately not a complete ignoramus, managed to bleed him.” Today it is customary to distinguish between these words and give each their own meaning. These words were called paronyms. Science does not stand still, and how many people (scientists) there are, so many opinions.

An ignoramus is a rude, ill-mannered person. This is a person who does not know how to behave in society or at the table. Here he is - an ignoramus, without a "D". Who is this ignoramus with a "D"? And this is an uneducated, ignorant person. If you want, call him an ignoramus, or call him a layman. If you know little, you are ignorant. However, as the famous linguist Vinogradov wrote, the difference in the meanings of the words “ignoramus” and “ignoramus” is a product of the post-Pushkin era. Back in the 18th and early 19th centuries, these were just two variants of the same word. “Ignorant” is the so-called high syllable, and “ignoramus” is a common one. If we look at Vasmer's Etymological Dictionary, we will see that “ignoramus” and “ignoramus” are one and the same thing. Formed from “not” and “to know”, that is, “to know”. Both ignorant and ignorant - this is what they said about people, firstly, unlearned, and secondly, about those who “do not observe politeness in their actions” (this is a quote from the “Dictionary of the Russian Academy”).

Ignorant - does not know Ignorant - impolite

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Examples of the use of the word ignoramus in literature.

I'm one of those uncouth ones ignorant who don't know how to behave decently if they have nothing to do with their hands, and my trusty halberd is the best fun for them.

Like these ones ignoramuses and are guilty of the fact that the Alvs went into their invisible world, to the great detriment of us who remained here.

I boldly approached the dance teacher and, snatching the violin from his hands, smashed it into pieces, swearing that I did not want to learn anything from such a person. ignoramuses.

I have arch supports in my shoes, different things here and there, I won't tell you what Clark calls them, he's a brute, ignorant and generally a barbarian.

For, of course, he had read all the main books on this topic - otherwise he would have had to admit that he was finished. ignorant“Doy,” read Shankara and Eckhart, St.

A few minutes later, the old skinhead appeared on the threshold ignorant with a university code on his hand.

I think it does not require the wisdom of Solomon to understand the danger of a sharp weapon, and he should have ordered it ignorant sheathe your sword or move away.

Deacon Sergius Chelmogorsky taught Gury to read and write from a psalter published at the Moscow Printing Yard by Ivan Fedorov's student Andronik Ignorant.

Sit, sit, ignorant“, in the cabin,” he suddenly became excited, turning to the window, “maybe a mustache will grow!”

Or is he just stupid and ignorant, or, if he studied, then this is dementia.

If the essence of his question had appeared over my head at once, I would have answered in such a way that then he could again complain about the wicked youth, because this abstruse ignorant I could have thought, asking me a question for the entire stop, that it might show me in a completely different light from what I really am.

When his apprenticeship ended, the philosopher stopped giving out money, but his skills remained: one day he was insulted by some ignorant, and he, instead of attacking him with his fists, laughed.

Having overcome a nervous tremor, the daughter of the first minister proudly raised her head and with the inimitable dignity of a true descendant of the Great Fortunatus said: “I always suspected that you ignorant, citizen Intelik.

My mother, this will be a real surprise for any stupid person ignoramuses, and there are a dime a dozen of them on the street.

There was a dragon ignorant in the science of friendliness, so I completely trusted my tiny teacher.

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What is the difference in meaning between the words ‘ignoramus’ and ‘ignoramus’?

Borrowed from Church Slavonic language. It comes from the merger of the negative particle “not” and “vezha” - from “to know,” that is, to know. Hence, an ignoramus is a person who knows little, an ignorant person, an uneducated person, and ignorance is a characteristic of such a person.

Until the beginning of the twentieth century, words ignorant and ignorant did not differ. Later, two differences emerged. The word ignorant was gradually relegated to the vernacular.

ignorant and ignorant

The spectrum of its meanings has shifted to such words as ill-mannered, tactless, rude.

The English word for "ignorance" is ignorance- carries additional substantive aspects. Ignorance– this is not only ignorance, lack of knowledge, lack of education, lack of awareness. Ignore– this includes ignoring, not paying attention, skipping, not taking into account. It can be assumed that in the Anglo-American cultural tradition ignorant man- this is not so much an ignorant and uneducated person as a person not interested and indifferent.

Can ignorance be considered uneducated? It's possible that No. Population Soviet Union was highly educated, but due to the closed nature of the country, lacked knowledge modern technologies and achievements of social sciences. In this aspect, the population was ignorant, but ignorance was combined with education. If this is so, then ignorance is not the complete opposite of knowledge, it is not its inverted reflection.

On the other side, not all ignorance indicates ignorance. If we do not know facts that are insignificant to us from the life of society, the state, the people around us, and even our own lives (for example, the degree of mineralization of the water we drink), then this does not at all indicate our ignorance. In other words, ignorance is not a complete semblance of ignorance and is not its direct reflection.

Distinctive feature of ignorance– his special relations with the state. It can be created by the state and deliberately preserved. An example of this is the institution of state secrets, documents and literature for official use, and the issuance of information to the population in portions. Such institutions serve as instruments government controlled. It is possible that this is the meaning of the famous Orwellian slogan - "ignorance is strength."

The relationship between ignorance andbusiness. But such relationships exist. This is evidenced by the institution of trade secrets, the mutual rejection of theorists and practitioners, as well as the “educational” paradox of the profession of economist - many outstanding economists and successful entrepreneurs did not have economic education. Such relationships serve as management tools. It is possible that this is the meaning of the famous slogan - “he who owns the information controls everything.”

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Paronyms: ignoramus - ignoramus

Nevezha`Vasmer's Etymological Dictionary`

ignorant tslav. ignoramus ἀγνώστης, from where Russian. ignorant "dark, uneducated person." From not and *vědi̯ā from vedat. Etymological dictionary of the Russian language. - M.: ProgressM. R. Vasmer1964-1973

IGNORANT`Crossword Dictionary`

1. A person who does not know decency, is rude, discourteous.
2. Uneducated idiot.

Nevezha`Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language by Semenov`

Nevezha'Ozhegov's Explanatory Dictionary'

And, m. and f. A rude, ill-mannered person.

Ignoramus`Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron`

Nevezha`Dictionary of Russian Idiomatics`

Nevezha`Small Academic Dictionary`

-And, m. and f.

A rude, ill-mannered person.

How! with an ignoramus! so that I can reconcile with this rude man! Gogol, The story of how Ivan Ivanovich quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich.

Everyone laughed at him and said that he was an ill-mannered ignoramus and an uncouth blockhead who was unfamiliar with the most simple rules decent behavior. Nosov, Adventures of Dunno and his friends.

2. decomposition outdated

Same as ignoramus.

Whether we start courts or learned societies, We barely have time to look back before the first ignoramuses invade here! I. Krylov, Velmozha and F...

ignorant`Totally. Apart. Hyphenated.`

ignoramus, -i, m. And and.

Together. Apart. Through a hyphen.. B. Z. Bookchina.

ignoramus`Spelling dictionary-reference book`

Together or separately? Spelling dictionary-reference book. - M.: Russian language. B. Z. Bukchina, L. P. Kakalutskaya. 1998.

Nevezha`Great Soviet Encyclopedia`

Andronik Timofeevich (Timofeev), Russian typographer. There are 13 known editions published by N. in 1568-1602. The first of them - “The Psalter” (1568) - was published, as stated in the afterword, “with the care of Nikifor Tarasiev and Nevezha Timofeev” in Moscow. The name Nikifor Tarasiev does not appear later. In 1577 N. published the “Psalter” in Alexandrova Sloboda. Perhaps the undated “Book of Hours” was also printed there. From 1587 until the end of his life, N. worked at the Moscow Printing Yard, where he published “The Lenten Triodion” (1589), “The Colored Triodion” (1591), “Octoechos” (1594), “Apostle” (1597) with the first in the Russian book case signed by the master figure engraving and other publications. The engraved ornamentation of N.'s publications varies in motifs...

Nevezha`History of Words`

Nevezha`Russian word stress`

ignorant, -and; R. pl. ignorant (impolite person)

Russian word stress. - M.: ENAS. M.V. Zarva. 2001.

Nevezha`Russian Encyclopedia`

IGNORANT Andronik Timofeevich (? -c. 1603), printer, follower of Ivan Fedorov. There are 13 known publications published by Nevezha in 1568-1602 in Moscow and Aleksandrovskaya Sloboda, incl. "Psalter" (1568), "Lenten Triodion" (1589), "Apostle" (1597).

See ignorance

V. V. Vinogradov. History of words, 2010