numskull

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US /ˈnʌmˌskʌl/ UK /ˈnʌmskʌl/ See IPA manual

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noun
(informal) a stupid person; a dolt

Some numskull left the gate wide open again.

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1 noun · (informal) a stupid person;... dolt blockhead dunce fool simpleton idiotnitwit

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genius sage

Word family

Related forms numb skull

Etymology

A compound of numb (in the sense 'dull, stupefied') and skull, originally numbskull, recorded from the early 18th century.

nома Middle English skulle Middle English

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# numskull

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈnʌmˌskʌl
**IPA (UK):** ˈnʌmskʌl

## Meanings
1. (informal) a stupid person; a dolt

## Examples
- Some numskull left the gate wide open again.

## Synonyms
- dolt
- blockhead
- dunce
- fool
- simpleton
- idiot
- nitwit

## Antonyms
- genius
- sage

## Related Forms
- numb
- skull

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: nома
- Root: skulle

## Etymology
A compound of numb (in the sense 'dull, stupefied') and skull, originally numbskull, recorded from the early 18th century.

## AI Etymology
Numskull is a compound of numb (in the sense 'dull, stupefied') and skull, originally numbskull, recorded from the early 18th century. Important recorded forms include nома (Middle English) and skulle (Middle English). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers (informal) a stupid person; a dolt. The wider family includes related words such as numb and skull.

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