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idiota — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blockhead noun A stupid, slow-witted person.
  • 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.
  • dummy noun A model or replica of a person or object, used as a stand-in.
  • fool noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
  • foolish adj Lacking good sense; unwise or silly.
  • idiot noun A foolish or stupid person, or someone who makes a very poor decision.
  • idiotic adj Extremely foolish or senseless.
  • nincompoop noun A silly, foolish person.
  • oaf noun A clumsy, foolish, or unrefined person.

Senses

idiota is used for these senses in English:

  • blockhead (colloquial) A stupid person.
  • dull Not bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding.
  • dumb (informal, pejorative, especially of a person) Stupid.
  • dumbbell (pejorative, slang) A stupid person.
  • dummy A figure of a person or animal used by a ventriloquist; a puppet.
  • fool (pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
  • foolish (of a person, an action, etc.) Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.
  • idiot (pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.

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.

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