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dimwit

Syllables: dim·wit/ˈdɪmwɪt/

dimwit noun: a person who is deficient in intelligence.

Noun

dimwit (plural dimwits)

  1. (derogatory) A person who is deficient in intelligence.
    Synonyms:
    fool, idiot

dimwit meaning in Tamil and Malayalam

dimwit in Tamil

அறிவு மந்தமானவன்

dimwit in Malayalam

fool, idiot, ass
മന്ദബുദ്ധി, വിഡ്ഢി, വിചേതസ്സ്, മൂഢൻ, മുഹേരൻ, മൃത്പിണ്ഡബുദ്ധി

Synonyms of dimwit

Forms of dimwit

pluraldimwits

Origin of dimwit

Compound of dim + wit.

Words formed from dimwit

Questions about dimwit

What does dimwit mean?
Dimwit means a person who is deficient in intelligence.
What is dimwit in Tamil?
Dimwit in Tamil is அறிவு மந்தமானவன். See Dimwit meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dimwit?
Dimwit is a noun.
How do you pronounce dimwit?
Dimwit is pronounced /ˈdɪmwɪt/.
What is the plural of dimwit?
The plural of dimwit is dimwits.

Words near dimwit in the dictionary

  1. dimuon
  2. dimuonic
  3. dimuons
  4. DiMuzio
  5. DiMuzios
  6. dimwit
  7. dimwits
  8. dimwitted
  9. dimwittedly
  10. dimwittedness
  11. dimwittery

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dimwit (page history and authors); dimwit (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); dimwit (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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