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stultus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dull adj Boring; lacking interest or excitement.
  • dumb adj Stupid or unintelligent; showing poor judgment.
  • dumbbell noun A short handheld weight used for strength training, with a load on each end.
  • dummkopf noun A stupid person; a dolt, dimwit, or blockhead.
  • fatuous adj Obnoxiously stupid; vacantly silly; content in one's foolishness.
  • fool noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
  • foolish adj Lacking good sense; unwise or silly.
  • goofy adj Silly, quirky, or good-naturedly ridiculous.
  • loggerhead noun A stupid person; a blockhead, a dolt.
  • silly adjective Foolish or lacking good sense; done or said in a way that invites laughter.
  • simpleton noun A person who lacks common sense or shows poor judgement; a foolish person.
  • stupid adj Lacking intelligence or common sense.

Senses

stultus is used for these senses in English:

  • Goofy A Disney character: a slow-witted anthropomorphic dog with a goofy laugh.
  • dull Not bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding.
  • dumb (informal, pejorative, especially of a person) Stupid.
  • dumbbell (pejorative, slang) A stupid person.
  • dummkopf A stupid person; a dolt, dimwit, or blockhead.
  • fatuous Obnoxiously stupid; vacantly silly; content in one's foolishness.
  • fool (pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
  • foolish (of a person, an action, etc.) Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.

dull — full definition

  1. adj Boring; lacking interest or excitement.
  2. adj Not sharp; unable to cut easily.
  3. adj Lacking shine or brightness; not vivid.
  4. adj Slow to understand; not sharp-witted.
  5. verb To make or become less sharp, bright, or intense.

dumb — full definition

  1. adj Stupid or unintelligent; showing poor judgment.
  2. adj (dated, now considered offensive as applied to people) Unable to speak.
  3. adj Not equipped with intelligent or programmable features.
  4. adv (informal) Very; extremely.

Related Latin words