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- [duhns]
- /dʌns/
- /dʌns/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [duhns]
- /dʌns/
Definitions of dunce word
- noun dunce a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt. 1
- noun dunce A person who is slow at learning; a stupid person. 1
- noun dunce stupid person 1
- noun dunce school: slow pupil 1
- countable noun dunce If you say that someone is a dunce, you think they are rather stupid because they find it difficult or impossible to learn what someone is trying to teach them. 0
- noun dunce a person who is stupid or slow to learn 0
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Origin of dunce
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; after John Duns Scotus, whose writings were attacked by the humanists as foolish
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Parts of speech for Dunce
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dunce popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
dunce usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dunce
noun dunce
- ass — An ass is an animal which is related to a horse but which is smaller and has long ears.
- donkey — the domestic ass, Equus asinus.
- twit — to taunt, tease, ridicule, etc., with reference to anything embarrassing; gibe at. Synonyms: jeer at, mock, insult, deride.
- blockhead — a stupid person
- pinhead — the head of a pin.
adjective dunce
- slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- slow on the uptake — slow to understand or learn
Antonyms for dunce
noun dunce
- genius — an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.: the genius of Mozart. Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
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