English Explanatory Dictionary

idiot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person of low general intelligence.
  2. A person who makes stupid decisions; a fool.
  3. A person of the lowest intellectual standing, a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old; a person with an IQ below 30.
adj
  1. Idiotic, stupid.
noun
  1. A proponent of intelligent design.

Pronunciation

ĭdĭət /ˈɪdiət/ /ˈɪd͡ʒət/ En-us-idiot.ogg

Word forms

idiot idiots idjit idget eejit more idiot most idiot

Etymology

From Middle English idiote, ydiote, from Old French idiote (later idiot), from Latin idiota, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, layman”), from ἴδιος (ídios, “one's own, pertaining to oneself, private”). Doublet of idiota. By surface analysis, idi- + -ot.

Synonyms

addle-brain addlehead addle pate airhead baboon beanbrain beetlebrain beetlehead berk bimbo birdbrain blockhead blubberbrain bonehead Boeotian boob bozo brainlet brickhead bubblehead bubble brain bufflehead buffoon Charlie chowderhead chucklehead chump cittern-head clod clodpate clot clown crackhead cretin cuckoo deadhead dimbo dim bulb dimbus dimwit dingbat ding dong dingleberry dingwad dip dipstick doldrum dolt donut doodle doof doofoid doofus dope dork drivel drongo drool bucket dullard dumb bunny

Antonyms

genius intelligent person

Related words

idiocy idiom idiosyncratic idiotic idiotically idiot savant useful idiot foolish insane mad person Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class IV § 450a. Absence of intellect Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class IV § 499. Imbecility cdesign proponentsist creo creatard

Derived words

cidiot covidiot dipshidiot Floridiot idiocracy IDiot idiotacy idiot board idiot box idiot card idiotcy idioted idiot end idiotery idiotese idiotfest idiot girl idiotic idioticy idiotish idiotism idiotist idiotize idiot light idiotlike idiotly idiot mittens idiotness idiotor idiotorial idiot-proof idiotry idiot sandwich idiot-savant idiot sheet idiot stick idiot string idiot tape idiot tax Idiotville kiddiot mediot neo-idiot pyramidiot radiot shidiot shitiot televidiot twidiot useful idiot vidiot village idiot
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