n.

A stupid person; a dunce.

[Middle English dulte, from past participle of dullen, to dull, from dul, dull. See dull.]

doltish dolt'ish adj.
doltishly dolt'ish·ly adv.
doltishness dolt'ish·ness n.

noun

A mentally dull person: blockhead, chump¹, clod, dullard, dummkopf, dummy, dunce, numskull, thickhead. Slang dimwit, dumbbell, dumbo. See ability/inability.

n

Definition: stupid person
Antonyms: brain, genius

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IN BRIEF: A stupid person.

To reprimand an obstinate fool or to preach to a dolt is like writing upon the water. — Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931), Lebanese mystical poet, philosopher and painter, from Wisdom of Gibran.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - fjols

Nederlands (Dutch)
domkop

Français (French)
n. - abruti, balourd

Deutsch (German)
n. - Dummkopf

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κουτεντές, μπούφος

Italiano (Italian)
stolto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - parvo (m)

Русский (Russian)
болван

Español (Spanish)
n. - imbécil, majadero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - dumhuvud

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
呆子, 傻瓜, 笨蛋

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 呆子, 傻瓜, 笨蛋

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 바보

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - うすのろ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شخص غبي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טיפש‬

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