Word of the Day: Ignominy

Ignominy
- noun

Pronunciation:
[IG-nuh-mih-nee, ig-NOM-uh-nee]

Definition:
1. disgrace; dishonor; public contempt.
2. shameful or dishonorable quality or conduct or an instance of this.

Etymology:
1530s, back formation from ignominious or else from M.Fr. ignominie (15c.), from L. ignominia "disgrace, dishonor" (see ignominious). Also sometimes shortened to ignomy.

Quote with the word:
"Thy ignominy sleep with thee in the grave,
But not remembered in thy epitaph!"
- Shakespeare

I like this one. It's visually appealing... reminds me of iguanas.

Ohh I like this word a lot. Odd how it has such different pronunciation.

Ignoramus does that fit in their or is that just me. ;)

They don't share a common meaning but the root 'ign-' is there, so they share some sort of nuance. More later when I have better resources es other than a cellphone.

EDIT:

Nicko, this is for you!

ign- is a Latin root meaning 'fire.'
-omin- (-nomin-) is the Latin root for name.

So literally, ignominy means 'fire name.'

I'm still trying o parse "ignoramus" properly, but I've hit a wall.

I guess being ignorant can bring disgrace, dishonour, public contempt.

Ign- means fire in Latin? cool. Agni means fire in Sanskrit.

IGNeous. IGNite!

That's really cool, Abby. They're related, y'know!