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    nitwit
    /ˈnɪtwɪt/

    noun

    • 1. a silly or foolish person (often as a general term of abuse): informal "I want nothing to do with that bunch of nitwits!"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › nitwitNitwit Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of NITWIT is a scatterbrained or stupid person. How to use nitwit in a sentence.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › nitwitNitwit - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A nitwit is a foolish person. If you bake a cake and stir a cup of salt into the batter instead of sugar, your brother will probably call you a nitwit. It's not nice to call someone a nitwit, but it's hard to resist when people do things that are outrageously incompetent or ridiculous.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNITWIT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    nitwit. (nɪtwɪt ) Word forms: nitwits. countable noun. If you refer to someone as a nitwit, you think they are stupid or silly. [informal, disapproval] You great nitwit! Synonyms: fool, dummy [slang], plank [British, slang], oaf More Synonyms of nitwit. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  5. www.oed.com › dictionary › nitwit_nnitwit, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    Nitwit is a derogatory word for a foolish or stupid person, formed by compounding nit (a type of hair) and wit (intelligence). Learn more about its meaning, pronunciation, frequency and origin in the Oxford English Dictionary.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishnitwit noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of nitwit noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › nitwitNITWIT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Nitwit definition: a slow-witted, stupid, or foolish person.. See examples of NITWIT used in a sentence.

  8. en.thefreedictionary.com › nitwitNitwit - definition of nitwit by The Free Dictionary

    Define nitwit. nitwit synonyms, nitwit pronunciation, nitwit translation, English dictionary definition of nitwit. n. A stupid or silly person. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing...