dolt

[ dohlt ]

noun

1. a dull, stupid person; blockhead.

   Synonyms: dummy, nitwit, clod, fool, idiot

dolt

/ dəʊlt /

noun

1. a slow-witted or stupid person

Derived Forms

• ˈdoltish, adjective
• ˈdoltishly, adverb
• ˈdoltishness, noun

Other Words From

• dolt·ish adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dolt¹

First recorded in 1535–45; variant of obsolete dold “stupid,” originally past participle of Middle English dollen, dullen “to dull”; dull

Word History and Origins

Origin of dolt¹

C16: probably related to Old English dol stupid; see dull

Example Sentences

He cursed himself inwardly for a fool and a dolt—the more pitiable because he accounted himself cunning above others.

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I've employed here in Paris a dolt of a lawyer, to whom I give twenty francs every time he opens an eye, and he is always asleep.

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So obvious a one that only the veriest dolt could be deceived by it.

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Sir George, that angel, who deserved the first monarch in the universe, to be cast off by an undiscerning dolt!

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This man Le Caille will fight bravely, but he is a sorry dolt to have the conduct of brave men.

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Related Words

• clodpoll