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half-wit

half-wit
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [haf, hahf wit]
    • /hæf, hɑf wɪt/
    • /hɑːf wɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [haf, hahf wit]
    • /hæf, hɑf wɪt/

Definitions of half-wit word

  • noun half-wit a person who is feeble-minded. 1
  • noun half-wit a person who is foolish or senseless; dunderhead. 1
  • noun half-wit stupid person 1
  • countable noun half-wit If you describe someone as a half-wit, you think they have behaved in a stupid, silly, or irresponsible way. 0
  • countable noun half-wit A half-wit is a person who has little intelligence. 0
  • noun half-wit a stupid or silly person; fool 0

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Origin of half-wit

First appearance:

before 1670
One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1670-80

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Half-wit

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

half-wit popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for half-wit

noun half-wit

  • fool — to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
  • dummy — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
  • dumbbell — a gymnastic apparatus consisting of two wooden or metal balls connected by a short bar serving as a handle, used as a weight for exercising.
  • dunce — a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.
  • dullard — a stupid, insensitive person.

Antonyms for half-wit

noun half-wit

  • 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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