dolt

[ dohlt ]

/ doʊlt /

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noun

a dull, stupid person; blockhead.

Origin of dolt

1535–45; variant of obsolete dold stupid, originally past participle of Middle English dollen, dullen to dull

SYNONYMS FOR dolt

idiot, fool, clod, nitwit, dummy.

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OTHER WORDS FROM dolt

doltish, adjectivedolt·ish·ly, adverbdolt·ish·ness, noun

Words nearby dolt

dolphinfish, dolphin kick, dolphin striker, Dolphy, dols., dolt, Dolton, dolus, dom, Domagk, domain

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Example sentences from the Web for dolt

No doubt I looked but a poor boor to her—a giant and a dolt.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880.|Various
I was a dolt, a little unsensible brute; I did not value such thing' then; I was too yo'ng, las' June.
Monsieur Beaucaire|Booth Tarkington
He was a dolt who confused genuine passion with the milder preferences of callow youth.
Flood Tide|Sara Ware Bassett
They didn't care to be laughed at by a whole dancing hall again for the sake of bringing such a dolt home.
L'Assommoir|Emile Zola

"This dolt will play the devil with us all," thought he, looking with a peculiar expression at the bewildered servant.
The Cock and Anchor|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

British Dictionary definitions for dolt

dolt

/ (dəʊlt) /

noun

a slow-witted or stupid person

Derived forms of dolt

doltish, adjectivedoltishly, adverbdoltishness, noun

Word Origin for dolt

C16: probably related to Old English dol stupid; see dull

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	dolt
释义	dolt [ dohlt ] / doʊlt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dolt ON THESAURUS.COM noun a dull, stupid person; blockhead. Origin of dolt 1535–45; variant of obsolete dold stupid, originally past participle of Middle English dollen, dullen to dull SYNONYMS FOR dolt idiot, fool, clod, nitwit, dummy. SEE SYNONYMS FOR dolt ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM dolt doltish, adjectivedolt·ish·ly, adverbdolt·ish·ness, noun Words nearby dolt dolphinfish, dolphin kick, dolphin striker, Dolphy, dols., dolt, Dolton, dolus, dom, Domagk, domain Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dolt No doubt I looked but a poor boor to her—a giant and a dolt. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880.\|Various I was a dolt, a little unsensible brute; I did not value such thing' then; I was too yo'ng, las' June. Monsieur Beaucaire\|Booth Tarkington He was a dolt who confused genuine passion with the milder preferences of callow youth. Flood Tide\|Sara Ware Bassett They didn't care to be laughed at by a whole dancing hall again for the sake of bringing such a dolt home. L'Assommoir\|Emile Zola "This dolt will play the devil with us all," thought he, looking with a peculiar expression at the bewildered servant. The Cock and Anchor\|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu British Dictionary definitions for dolt dolt / (dəʊlt) / noun a slow-witted or stupid person Derived forms of dolt doltish, adjectivedoltishly, adverbdoltishness, noun Word Origin for dolt C16: probably related to Old English dol stupid; see dull Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dolt fool, dumbbell, dunce, idiot, goon, dope, blockhead, chump, stupid, ignoramus, nitwit, simpleton, boob, sap, dimwit, airhead, dodo, dumdum, yo-yo, lunkhead
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dolt

noun

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noun

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