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单词 half-wits
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-wits

noun

plural of half-wit
1
as in lunatics
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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  • lunatics
  • fools
  • morons
  • idiots
  • nuts
  • geese
  • ninnies
  • nitwits
  • simpletons
  • nincompoops
  • simps
  • jackasses
  • doofuses
  • dingbats
  • nutcases
  • dipsticks
  • monkeys
  • berks
  • losers
  • turkeys
  • gits
  • cuckoos
  • boobies
  • imbeciles
  • charlies
  • dolts
  • ding-dongs
  • dummies
  • daredevils
  • ignoramuses
  • mooncalves
  • numskulls
  • madmen
  • knuckleheads
  • dopes
  • nits
  • blockheads
  • ninnyhammers
  • donkeys
  • dufuses
  • featherheads
  • charleys
  • numbskulls
  • dunces
  • madwomen
  • pinheads
  • airheads
  • ignorami
  • goons
  • ding-a-lings
  • yo-yos
  • know-nothings
  • scatterbrains
  • schlubs
  • chumps
  • fatheads
  • laughingstocks
  • dorks
  • characters
  • screwballs
  • ganders
  • birdbrains
  • shlubs
  • dupes
  • weirdos
  • crackpots
  • codgers
  • kooks
  • oddballs
  • dumbbells
  • schlemiels
  • butts
  • stocks
  • dodos
  • cranks
  • schnooks
  • mockeries
  • schlumps
  • dodoes
  • featherbrains
  • shlemiels
  • crackbrains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • thinkers
  • brains
  • sages
  • geniuses
  • genii
2
as in morons
a stupid person even a half-wit knows that ice cream melts if it's not in the freezer

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • morons
  • idiots
  • lunatics
  • stupids
  • imbeciles
  • prats
  • fools
  • dimwits
  • dummies
  • dolts
  • dullards
  • ignoramuses
  • losers
  • numskulls
  • dunderheads
  • knuckleheads
  • dopes
  • cretins
  • boneheads
  • yahoos
  • lunkheads
  • mutts
  • blockheads
  • ninnies
  • chuckleheads
  • nitwits
  • simpletons
  • nincompoops
  • dunces
  • numbskulls
  • geese
  • pinheads
  • oafs
  • jackasses
  • nimrods
  • airheads
  • donkeys
  • goons
  • ignorami
  • hardheads
  • meatheads
  • deadheads
  • loons
  • bubbleheads
  • know-nothings
  • clowns
  • schlubs
  • doofuses
  • fatheads
  • stupes
  • ratbags
  • dorks
  • goofs
  • jerks
  • buffoons
  • naturals
  • ganders
  • birdbrains
  • chowderheads
  • turkeys
  • shlubs
  • noddies
  • lamebrains
  • loggerheads
  • golems
  • nuts
  • dumbheads
  • clucks
  • hammerheads
  • dumb clucks
  • dum-dums
  • thickheads
  • dumbbells
  • stocks
  • noodles
  • madmen
  • villains
  • sapheads
  • dodos
  • dips
  • lumps
  • momes
  • nits
  • schnooks
  • cuddies
  • loonies
  • dim bulbs
  • clunks
  • dummkopfs
  • ninnyhammers
  • dufuses
  • clodpoles
  • zanies
  • clots
  • skunks
  • woodenheads
  • clodpolls
  • dodoes
  • skunk
  • snakes
  • yo-yos
  • boobies
  • mugs
  • scatterbrains
  • boors
  • gawks
  • beasts
  • creeps
  • cads
  • churls
  • curs
  • stinkers
  • heels
  • featherbrains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • brains
  • geniuses
  • intellectuals
  • genii
  • thinkers
  • intellects
  • sages
  • wizards
  • polymaths
  • whizzes
  • sharpies
  • Renaissance men
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