gormless

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgɔːrmləs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(gôrm′lis)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
gorm•less  (gôrm′lis),USA pronunciation adj. [Chiefly Brit. Informal.]
  1. British Termsgaumless.
  • respelling, respelled by speakers with r-less accents

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gormless /ˈɡɔːmlɪs/ adj
  1. Brit informal stupid; dull
Etymology: 19th Century: variant of C18 gaumless, from dialect gome, from Old English gom, gome, from Old Norse gaumr heed
'gormless' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
gaumless

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