Nearby Words
noun
a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.
Related forms
dun·ci·cal, dunc·ish, adjective
dunc·ish·ly, adverb
Synonyms
dullard, numbskull, blockhead, ignoramus, simpleton, nincompoop, ninny.
dullard, numbskull, blockhead, ignoramus, simpleton, nincompoop, ninny.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
dunce
1577, from earlier Duns disciple "follower of John Duns Scotus" (c. 1265-1308), Scot. scholar of philosophy and theology supposed to have been born at Duns in Berwickshire. By 16c., humanist reaction against medieval theology singled him out as the type of the hairsplitting scholastic. It became a term
EXPANDof reproach to more conservative philosophical opponents c.1527, later extended to any dull-witted student.
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