dimwit
English
/ˈdɪmwɪt/
noun
Definitions
- (pejorative) A person who is deficient in intelligence.
Etymology
Compound from English dim + English wit (understanding, know, a clever man, knowledge).
Origin
English
wit
Gloss
understanding, know, a clever man, knowledge
Concept
Semantic Field
Cognition
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
知
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afterwit English
- bedim English
- bewit English
- dickwit English
- dim English
- dim-headed English
- dim-lit English
- dimish English
- dimly English
- dimmable English
- dimmer English
- dimmeth English
- dimmish English
- dimmy English
- dimness English
- dimwittery English
- dullwit English
- fordim English
- forewit English
- fuckwit English
- inwit English
- lackwit English
- nitwit English
- numbwit English
- outwit English
- overwit English
- puzzlewit English
- quick-witted English
- shitwit English
- thickwit English
- underwit English
- unwit English
- wantwit English
- wit English
- witcraft English
- witful English
- witless English
- witling English
- witness English
- witsome English
- witted English
- witteth English
- wittol English
- witty English
- witwanton English
- witworm English
- witzig German
- dimmen Dutch, Flemish
- dim Middle English
- wit Middle English
- dim
- wit
- inwit
- dimly
- unwit
- bedim
- bewit
- witty
- dimmy
- wittol
- nitwit
- dimish
- witful
- outwit
- witted
- dimmer
- fordim
- dickwit
- dimmeth
- witworm
- lackwit
- dullwit
- forewit
- fuckwit
- dimness
- shitwit
- witling
- witsome
- wantwit
- dim-lit
- dimmish
- witless
- witteth
- overwit
- numbwit
- witness
- thickwit
- underwit
- dimmable
- afterwit
- witcraft
- witwanton
- puzzlewit
- dim-headed
- dimwittery
- quick-witted