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单词 half-wit
释义

half-wit

noun

ˈhaf-ˌwit How to pronounce half-wit (audio)
ˈhäf-
: a foolish or stupid person
half-witted
ˈhaf-ˈwi-təd How to pronounce half-wit (audio)
ˈhäf-
adjective
half-wittedness noun

Synonyms

  • berk [British]
  • booby
  • charlie [British]
  • charley
  • cuckoo
  • ding-a-ling
  • ding-dong
  • dingbat
  • dipstick
  • doofus [slang]
  • featherhead
  • fool
  • git [British]
  • goose
  • jackass
  • lunatic
  • mooncalf
  • nincompoop
  • ninny
  • ninnyhammer
  • nit [chiefly British]
  • nitwit
  • nut
  • nutcase
  • simp
  • simpleton
  • turkey
  • yo-yo
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Word History

First Known Use

1640, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

half-wit

noun

ˈhaf-ˌwit,
ˈhäf-
: a very stupid person

half-wit

noun

1
as in lunatic
a person who lacks good sense or judgment some half-wit had left the gate open, and all the sheep had gotten loose

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • lunatic
  • fool
  • idiot
  • moron
  • goose
  • nitwit
  • simpleton
  • jackass
  • nincompoop
  • doofus
  • dingbat
  • nutcase
  • ninny
  • nut
  • monkey
  • cuckoo
  • booby
  • mooncalf
  • turkey
  • loser
  • imbecile
  • charlie
  • berk
  • simp
  • dipstick
  • dolt
  • git
  • daredevil
  • ninnyhammer
  • dummy
  • madman
  • featherhead
  • ding-a-ling
  • ignoramus
  • knucklehead
  • donkey
  • nit
  • ding-dong
  • dunce
  • numskull
  • blockhead
  • charley
  • numbskull
  • airhead
  • pinhead
  • madwoman
  • know-nothing
  • goon
  • schnook
  • yo-yo
  • fathead
  • scatterbrain
  • birdbrain
  • crackpot
  • chump
  • dork
  • dope
  • character
  • schlub
  • shlub
  • schlump
  • kook
  • laughingstock
  • weirdo
  • gander
  • codger
  • schlemiel
  • dupe
  • screwball
  • dodo
  • oddball
  • dumbbell
  • mockery
  • stock
  • butt
  • crank
  • featherbrain
  • shlemiel
  • crackbrain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • genius
  • brain
  • sage
  • thinker
2
as in idiot
a stupid person even a half-wit knows that ice cream melts if it's not in the freezer

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • idiot
  • moron
  • stupid
  • lunatic
  • imbecile
  • dimwit
  • dolt
  • prat
  • dummy
  • fool
  • dullard
  • loser
  • ignoramus
  • dunderhead
  • knucklehead
  • mutt
  • nitwit
  • chucklehead
  • dunce
  • cretin
  • lunkhead
  • blockhead
  • numskull
  • simpleton
  • oaf
  • airhead
  • pinhead
  • goose
  • jackass
  • bonehead
  • numbskull
  • donkey
  • nincompoop
  • doofus
  • lamebrain
  • loon
  • ninny
  • natural
  • goon
  • dumbhead
  • schnook
  • know-nothing
  • meathead
  • nimrod
  • dummkopf
  • hardhead
  • stupe
  • fathead
  • clown
  • schlub
  • ratbag
  • goof
  • chowderhead
  • birdbrain
  • noddy
  • jerk
  • dope
  • turkey
  • golem
  • dork
  • cluck
  • bubblehead
  • yahoo
  • deadhead
  • shlub
  • gander
  • buffoon
  • villain
  • dumbbell
  • hammerhead
  • dodo
  • saphead
  • noodle
  • dip
  • loggerhead
  • clunk
  • madman
  • loony
  • mome
  • dum-dum
  • ninnyhammer
  • stock
  • lump
  • nit
  • cuddy
  • dumb cluck
  • dim bulb
  • clodpole
  • clodpoll
  • thickhead
  • skunk
  • woodenhead
  • booby
  • cuddie
  • clot
  • zany
  • snake
  • yo-yo
  • nut
  • mug
  • scatterbrain
  • boor
  • creep
  • beast
  • gawk
  • cad
  • stinker
  • heel
  • churl
  • cur
  • featherbrain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • genius
  • brain
  • thinker
  • sage
  • intellect
  • intellectual
  • wizard
  • whiz
  • polymath
  • sharpie
  • Renaissance man
  • sharpy
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