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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stupid person |
| Synonyms: | blockhead, dolt, donkey, dope, dunce, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, jerk*, nitwit, numbskull, simpleton*, twit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ignoramus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | simpleton |
| Synonyms: | blockhead, dimwit, dunce, fool, idiot, imbecile, know-nothing, moron, numbskull |
| Main Entry: | retarded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | limited |
| Synonyms: | backward, birdbrained, defective, dim, dim-witted, dopey, dull, dumbbell, dumbo, dumdum, dummy, exceptional, feeble-minded, gorked, half-witted, held back, imbecile, lamebrained, mentally defective, moronic, numbskull, opaque, pinhead, retardo, sappy, simple, simple-minded, slow, slow-witted, stupid, subnormal, touched, underachieving, weak, yo-yo |
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| Concept: | Ignoramus. |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
ignoramus, dunce; wooden spoon; no scholar., sciolist, smatterer, dabbler, half scholar; charlatan; wiseacre., greenhorn (dupe); novice, tyro (learner); numskull., lubber (bungler); fool; pedant.
-adjectives
bookless, shallow; ignorant.
-phrases
"a wit with dunces and a dunce with wits" [Pope].
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| Antonyms: | scholar |
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