nit
1 of 3noun (1)
ˈnit 
1
: the egg of a louse or other parasitic insect
also : the insect itself when young
2
: a minor shortcoming
nit
2 of 3noun (2)
chiefly British
: nitwit
NIT
3 of 3abbreviation
National Invitational Tournament
Synonyms
Noun (2)
- berk [British]
- booby
- charlie [British]
- charley
- cuckoo
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- dingbat
- dipstick
- doofus [slang]
- featherhead
- fool
- git [British]
- goose
- half-wit
- jackass
- lunatic
- mooncalf
- nincompoop
- ninny
- ninnyhammer
- nitwit
- nut
- nutcase
- simp
- simpleton
- turkey
- yo-yo
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English nite, from Old English hnitu; akin to Old High German hniz nit, Greek konid-, konis
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1903, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing nit
Kids Definition
nit
noun
ˈnit
: the egg of a louse
Medical Definition
nit
noun
ˈnit
: the egg of a louse or other parasitic insect
also : the insect itself when young
nits
noun
1
as in nuts
a person who lacks good sense or judgment stop being such a great nit and listen to what I have to say Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- nuts
- lunatics
- geese
- fools
- morons
- idiots
- cuckoos
- ninnies
- monkeys
- boobies
- losers
- charlies
- simps
- gits
- nitwits
- nincompoops
- turkeys
- simpletons
- dipsticks
- dingbats
- nutcases
- doofuses
- featherheads
- charleys
- half-wits
- berks
- jackasses
- dummies
- ninnyhammers
- donkeys
- characters
- imbeciles
- ding-dongs
- dolts
- dufuses
- mooncalves
- pinheads
- dopes
- dunces
- goons
- ignoramuses
- ganders
- ding-a-lings
- yo-yos
- stocks
- knuckleheads
- butts
- dupes
- blockheads
- airheads
- numskulls
- madmen
- daredevils
- madwomen
- dorks
- schlubs
- dodos
- numbskulls
- cranks
- fatheads
- schnooks
- scatterbrains
- laughingstocks
- kooks
- ignorami
- chumps
- crackpots
- shlubs
- weirdos
- oddballs
- screwballs
- know-nothings
- schlumps
- mockeries
- codgers
- dumbbells
- dodoes
- birdbrains
- schlemiels
- featherbrains
- shlemiels
- crackbrains
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- brains
- thinkers
- sages
- geniuses
- genii
2
as in morons
a stupid person some nit at the bar was claiming all politicians are crooked Synonyms & Similar Words
- morons
- idiots
- stupids
- mutts
- losers
- prats
- lunatics
- dummies
- lumps
- geese
- naturals
- imbeciles
- goofs
- dolts
- stupes
- loons
- noddies
- donkeys
- dullards
- pinheads
- nuts
- dopes
- dunces
- ignoramuses
- chuckleheads
- stocks
- ninnies
- goons
- ganders
- yahoos
- fools
- hardheads
- knuckleheads
- deadheads
- clunks
- blockheads
- dimwits
- hammerheads
- loggerheads
- airheads
- numskulls
- clucks
- noodles
- oafs
- boneheads
- nincompoops
- dips
- nitwits
- simpletons
- lunkheads
- nimrods
- bubbleheads
- turkeys
- schlubs
- dorks
- cretins
- fatheads
- dodos
- schnooks
- dunderheads
- numbskulls
- golems
- thickheads
- momes
- sapheads
- jerks
- ratbags
- ignorami
- clodpoles
- shlubs
- clowns
- clots
- meatheads
- dum-dums
- doofuses
- villains
- chowderheads
- dim bulbs
- jackasses
- know-nothings
- cuddies
- dumbbells
- dumb clucks
- loonies
- half-wits
- clodpolls
- snakes
- ninnyhammers
- dodoes
- birdbrains
- woodenheads
- dufuses
- skunks
- boobies
- lamebrains
- skunk
- buffoons
- dumbheads
- yo-yos
- stinkers
- dummkopfs
- madmen
- zanies
- creeps
- beasts
- boors
- cads
- mugs
- curs
- heels
- scatterbrains
- gawks
- churls
- featherbrains
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- brains
- geniuses
- intellectuals
- genii
- intellects
- thinkers
- sages
- wizards
- whizzes
- polymaths
- sharpies
- Renaissance men