half-wit

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɑːfwɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(half′wit′, häf′-)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈhalf-ˌwit,  n. [countable]
  1. a stupid or foolish person.
half--wit•ted, adj.: a half-witted idea.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
half-wit  (half′wit′, häf′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who is feeble-minded.
  2. a person who is foolish or senseless;
    dunderhead.
  • 1670–80
    2. blockhead, dolt, fool, nitwit, dope, dummy, dimwit.
'half-wit' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
half-witted - idiot

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