Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Synonyms
Nearby Words

half wit

 - 2 dictionary results

half-wit

  [half-wit, hahf-]
Use half wit in a Sentence
–noun
1. a person who is feeble-minded.
2. a person who is foolish or senseless; dunderhead.
Origin:
1670–80

Synonyms:
2. blockhead, dolt, fool, nitwit, dope, dummy, dimwit.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To half wit
Word Origin & History

half-wit 
1678, originally "a would-be wit whose abilities are mediocre;" sense of "simpleton" (one lacking all his wits) is first attested 1755.
"Half-wits are fleas; so little and so light,
We scarce could know they live, but that they bite."
[Dryden, "All for Love"]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Search another word or see half wit on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way