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dolthood

dolthood noun: the quality of being a dolt or fool.

Noun

dolthood (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being a dolt or fool.
    • Viewing your own dad as an example of perfect dolthood allowed the teenage you to develop personal values rather than swallowing your father's ideas whole.2010, Joy Browne, The Nine Fantasies That Will Ruin Your Life, page 26

Origin of dolthood

From dolt + -hood.

Questions about dolthood

What does dolthood mean?
Dolthood means the quality of being a dolt or fool.
What part of speech is dolthood?
Dolthood is a noun.

Words near dolthood in the dictionary

  1. dolt
  2. dolted
  3. doltery
  4. dolthead
  5. doltheads
  6. dolthood
  7. dolting
  8. doltish
  9. doltishly
  10. doltishness
  11. Dolton

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