struthonian means A person like an ostrich; someone who ignores facts or reality or someone who lacks responsibility. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
struthonian is pronounced /stɹuːˈθəʊnɪən/.
Why “struthonian” is a great word
STRUTHONIAN — [Noun] A person who resembles an ostrich by ignoring facts, reality, or responsibility. Irregularly formed from Late Latin strūthiō ("ostrich") + the English suffix -ian, coined in 1963 by Arthur Koestler. Unlike a realist, who actively engages with facts, or a conscientious person, who is defined by scrupulous care, a struthonian is defined by a willful, protective retreat. It is the bureaucrat filing an urgent report unread, the click to close a distressing news tab, and the precise tilt of the head to gaze only at an empty wall—a chosen blindness that is not an absence of sight, but a profound act of looking away.
noun
- A person like an ostrich; someone who ignores facts or reality or someone who lacks responsibility.