imbecille — meaning in English
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English meaning
- blockhead noun A stupid, slow-witted person.
- clot noun A thickened, partly solid lump formed from a liquid, especially blood.
- dolt noun A stupid or slow-witted person.
- dumbbell noun A short handheld weight used for strength training, with a load on each end.
- imbecile noun An insulting term for a stupid or foolish person.
- moron noun An insult for a stupid or foolish person.
- nincompoop noun A silly, foolish person.
- oaf noun A clumsy, foolish, or unrefined person.
Senses
imbecille is used for these senses in English:
- blockhead (colloquial) A stupid person.
- clot A silly person.
- dolt (pejorative) A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.
- dullard A stupid person; a fool.
- dumbbell (pejorative, slang) A stupid person.
- imbecile (obsolete) A person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five- to seven-year-old child.
- moron (psychology, dated, originally) A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70.
- nincompoop (derogatory) A foolish or silly person. [from 16th c.]
clot — full definition
- noun A thickened, partly solid lump formed from a liquid, especially blood.
- verb To thicken and form a solid lump.
- noun A silly or foolish person (informal, chiefly British).