Definitions for half-wit
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
half′-wit`(n.)
a person who lacks intelligence or good sense; feeble-minded or foolish person; fool.
Origin of half-wit:
1670–80
half′-wit′ted•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retard(noun)
a person of subnormal intelligence
dimwit, nitwit, half-wit, doofus(noun)
a stupid incompetent person
Wiktionary
half-wit(Noun)
A person of around half the average intelligence of his or her peers
half-wit(Noun)
A stupid or inept person
Webster Dictionary
Half-wit(noun)
a foolish; a dolt; a blockhead; a dunce
Translations for half-wit
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
half-wit(noun)
a fool or idiot.
- domkopAfrikaans
- ضَعيف العَقْلArabic
- слабоумен човекBulgarian
- palermaPortuguese (BR)
- idiotCzech
- der DummkopfGerman
- fjols; idiotDanish
- ηλίθιοςGreek
- boboSpanish
- poolhullEstonian
- دم احمق و نادانFarsi
- älykääpiöFinnish
- idiot, idioteFrench
- מְטוּמטָםHebrew
- अल्प बुद्धि वालाHindi
- slaboumna osobaCroatian
- féleszűHungarian
- tololIndonesian
- hálfvitiIcelandic
- idiotaItalian
- まぬけJapanese
- 바보, 멍청이Korean
- pusprotisLithuanian
- plānprātiņšLatvian
- bodohMalay
- halvegare, dwaasDutch
- tomsingNorwegian
- półgłówekPolish
- دم احمق و نادانPersian
- نادانه سړPashto
- palermaPortuguese
- idiotRomanian
- дурачокRussian
- hlupák, idiotSlovak
- bebčekSlovenian
- tikvanSerbian
- fån, idiot, dumbomSwedish
- คนโง่Thai
- salakTurkish
- 笨蛋Chinese (Trad.)
- недоумкуватийUkrainian
- بے وقوف، احمقUrdu
- người dở hơiVietnamese
- 笨蛋Chinese (Simp.)
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