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noun
- 1. a foolish or stupid person: "worst of all were the halfwits in the background, guffawing at every pathetic gag"
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: a foolish or stupid person. half-witted. ˈhaf-ˈwi-təd. 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. ninnyhammer. nit [chiefly British]
halfwit. (hɑːfwɪt , US hæf- ) also half-wit. Word forms: halfwits. 1. countable noun. If you describe someone as a halfwit, you think they have behaved in a stupid, silly, or irresponsible way. [informal, disapproval] 2. countable noun. A halfwit is a person who has little intelligence. [old-fashioned]
Meaning of half-wit in English. half-wit. noun [ C ] disapproving uk / ˈhɑːf.wɪt / us / ˈhæf.wɪt / Add to word list. a stupid person. Synonyms. dimwit informal. doofus US informal. idiot. imbecile. nitwit informal disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stupid and silly people. airhead. berk. birdbrain. blithering idiot.
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Definition of halfwit noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
What does the word halfwit mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word halfwit, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word halfwit? About 0.1 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.
half-wit. Other forms: half-wits. Definitions of half-wit. noun. a person of subnormal intelligence. synonyms: changeling, cretin, idiot, imbecile, moron. see more. noun. a stupid incompetent person.
Define halfwit. halfwit synonyms, halfwit pronunciation, halfwit translation, English dictionary definition of halfwit. n 1. a feeble-minded person 2. a foolish or inane person ˌhalfˈwitted adj ˌhalfˈwittedly adv ˌhalfˈwittedness n Collins English Dictionary – Complete and...
Define half-wit. half-wit synonyms, half-wit pronunciation, half-wit translation, English dictionary definition of half-wit. n. Slang A foolish or stupid person. half′-wit′ted adj. half′-wit′ted·ly adv. half′-wit′ted·ness n.
halfwit. (hɑːfwɪt , US hæf- ) also half-wit. Word forms: halfwits. 1. countable noun. If you describe someone as a halfwit, you think they have behaved in a stupid, silly, or irresponsible way. [informal, disapproval] 2. countable noun. A halfwit is a person who has little intelligence. [old-fashioned]
