Definitions for half-wit

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

half′-wit`(n.)

  1. 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

  1. idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retard(noun)

    a person of subnormal intelligence

  2. dimwit, nitwit, half-wit, doofus(noun)

    a stupid incompetent person

Wiktionary

  1. half-wit(Noun)

    A person of around half the average intelligence of his or her peers

  2. half-wit(Noun)

    A stupid or inept person

Webster Dictionary

  1. 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.

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