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nincompoop

  (nĭn'kəm-pūp', nĭng'-) pronunciation
n.

A silly, foolish, or stupid person.

[Origin unknown .]

nincompoopery nin'com·poop'er·y n.
 
 
Thesaurus: nincompoop

noun

    One deficient in judgment and good sense: ass, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, mooncalf, moron, ninny, nitwit, simple, simpleton, softhead, tomfool. Informal dope, gander, goose. Slang cretin, ding-dong, dip, goof, jerk, nerd, schmo, schmuck, turkey. See ability/inability.

 
Obscure Words: nincompoopery


the action(s) of a fool or simpleton
 
WordNet: nincompoop
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a stupid foolish person
  Synonyms: poop, ninny


 
Translations: Translations for: Nincompoop

Dansk (Danish)
n. - fjols, fæ

Nederlands (Dutch)
uilskuiken

Français (French)
n. - nigaud

Deutsch (German)
n. - Trottel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βλακόμουτρο, κουτεντές

Italiano (Italian)
sempliciotto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ingênuo (m)

Русский (Russian)
балбес

Español (Spanish)
n. - bobo, mentecato

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - dumhuvud, våp

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
笨人, 傻子

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 笨人, 傻子

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 바보

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ばか, まぬけ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المغفل, الساذج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טיפש‬


 
 

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