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单词 nincompoopery
释义

nincompoop

noun

nin·​com·​poop ˈnin-kəm-ˌpüp How to pronounce nincompoop (audio)
ˈniŋ-
plural nincompoops
informal
: a stupid or silly person : fool, simpleton
… they could easily find some nincompoop to give them yet more money … Kevin Maney
"A bunch of nincompoops … that could not find themselves out of a restroom." Jill Zuckman
nincompoopery
ˈnin-kəm-ˌpü-pə-rē How to pronounce nincompoop (audio)
ˈniŋ-
noun
Each day's news seems to bring ever more horrific stories of greed, incompetence, arrogance, excess, deceit … and inconceivable nincompoopery The Hightower Lowdown

Synonyms

  • 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
  • ninny
  • ninnyhammer
  • nit [chiefly British]
  • nitwit
  • nut
  • nutcase
  • simp
  • simpleton
  • turkey
  • yo-yo
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Example Sentences

The people running that company are a bunch of nincompoops! quit acting like a nincompoop, because I know you are smarter than that
Recent Examples on the Web Joshua Echebiri, as a nincompoop of a Slender; David Ryan Smith, playing the simperingly pretentious Doctor Caius; Angela Grovey, sympathetically devious as Mama Quickly and Kyle Scatliffe, as a gallant Mister Page. Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2021 Occam's Razor cuts through the noise to suggest Americans aren't through electing a reprobate, a criminal and an utter nincompoop. Arkansas Online, 23 June 2021 Equal in irrelevance was HR Paul, the head of the human resources department, who was generally regarded as a nincompoop psychology PhD with a flatulence problem. Eric Johnson, Recode, 2 Oct. 2018 Faith’s decidedly pink-collar job is threatened by a nincompoop former prep-school football-star boss. The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2017

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

circa 1668, in the meaning defined above

nincompoopery

noun

as in idiocy

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • idiocy
  • fatuousness
  • preposterousness
  • balminess
  • craziness
  • zaniness
  • dottiness
  • inanity
  • wackiness
  • inaneness
  • lunacy
  • absurdity
  • daftness
  • asininity
  • nonsensicalness
  • silliness
  • insanity
  • nuttiness
  • feeblemindedness
  • irrationality
  • dopiness
  • madness
  • obtuseness
  • folly
  • boneheadedness
  • unreasonableness
  • fallacy
  • simplemindedness
  • witlessness
  • dippiness
  • mindlessness
  • brainlessness
  • stupidness
  • stupidity
  • dullness
  • oafishness
  • mental retardation
  • weak-mindedness
  • simplicity
  • dumbness
  • denseness
  • fatuity
  • dorkiness
  • doltishness
  • mental deficiency
  • foolishness
  • vacuity
  • gormlessness
  • density
  • slowness
  • dim-wittedness
  • thickness
  • dulness
  • senselessness
  • simpleness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • intelligence
  • brilliance
  • perspicacity
  • smartness
  • cleverness
  • brightness
  • judgment
  • braininess
  • sharpness
  • perception
  • judgement
  • astuteness
  • quick-wittedness
  • quickness
  • insight
  • acumen
  • wisdom
  • percipience
  • alertness
  • keenness
  • wit
  • discernment
  • sagacity
  • rationality
  • validity
  • sageness
  • logicality
  • sapience
  • reasonableness
  • soundness
  • logicalness
  • rationalness
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