Half-wit

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Half-wit \Half"-wit`\ (-w[i^]t`), n.
     A foolish person; a dolt; a blockhead; a dunce. --Dryden.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  half-wit
       n 1: a person of subnormal intelligence [syn: {idiot}, {imbecile},
             {cretin}, {moron}, {changeling}, {retard}]
       2: a stupid incompetent person [syn: {dimwit}, {nitwit}, {doofus}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "halfwit":
     ass, birdbrain, dolt, dullard, dunce, dunderhead, dunderpate, fool,
     idiot, imbecile, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nit, nitwit, numskull,
     simpleton, twit