dolt

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dəʊlt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/doʊlt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dōlt)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
dolt /doʊlt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a foolish or stupid person;
    blockhead;
    dunce.
dolt•ish, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
dolt  (dōlt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a dull, stupid person;
    blockhead.
  • variant of obsolete dold stupid, origin, originally past participle of Middle English dollen, dullen to dull 1535–45
dolt′ish, adj. 
dolt′ish•ly, adv. 
dolt′ish•ness, n. 
    idiot, fool, clod, nitwit, dummy.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dolt / dəʊlt/
  1. a person who lacks intelligence or sense
Etymology: 16th Century: probably related to Old English dol stupid; see dullˈdoltishˈdoltishlyˈdoltishness
'dolt' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
airhead - blockhead - bubblehead - cabbagehead - chump - clod - clot - cluck - doldrums - dork - dullard - dummy - dunce - fool - goof - half-wit - idiot - imbecile - jackass - muttonhead - nitwit - noodlehead - numskull - oaf - simpleton

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