dimwit

[dim-wit]

noun

Slang.

1. a stupid or slow-thinking person.

   Synonyms: dumbbell, booby, numbskull, nitwit, dummy

dimwit

/ ˈdɪmˌwɪt /

noun

1. informal,  a stupid or silly person

Other Word Forms

• dimwitted adjective
• dimwittedly adverb
• dimwittedness noun
• dim-witted adjective
• dim-wittedness noun
• dim-wittedly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of dimwit¹

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25; dim + wit ¹

Example Sentences

Some of the leaders of this militantly ignorant cadre of dysfunctional dimwits are members of Congress.

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Unlike his boss in the Oval Office, Vance is neither a dimwit nor an ignoramus.

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Does Baron’s naïveté mean he is on the list of cinematic dimwits who have never seen a movie with a femme fatale?

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That might be a stretch, but DiCaprio is terrific as the gullible dimwit who falls under his uncle’s spell and helps plot the murders of his Osage wife’s family.

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DiCaprio is excellent in “Killers of the Flower Moon” playing a dimwit who goes along with his uncle’s scheme of killing his Osage wife’s entire bloodline.

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