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Dawkins considers that all faith is blind faith, and that Christian and Muslim children are brought up to believe unquestioningly. Not even the dim-witted clerics who knocked me about at grammar school thought that.
Terry Eagleton

Meaning of "dim-witted" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DIM-WITTED

dim-witted  [ˌdɪmˈwɪtɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIM-WITTED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dim-Witted is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DIM-WITTED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dim-witted

Stupidity

Stupidity is a lack of intelligence, understanding, reason, wit, or sense. Stupidity may be innate, assumed, or reactive – a defence against grief or trauma.

Definition of dim-witted in the English dictionary

The definition of dim-witted in the dictionary is lacking in understanding; foolish.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIM-WITTED


dedicated
ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪtɪd
dull-witted
ˌdʌlˈwɪtɪd
estimated
ˈɛstɪmeɪtɪd
excited
ɪkˈsaɪtɪd
halfwitted
hɑːfˈwɪtɪd
integrated
ˈɪntɪˌɡreɪtɪd
limited
ˈlɪmɪtɪd
located
ləʊˈkeɪtɪd
nimblewitted
ˌnɪmbəlˈwɪtɪd
nitwitted
ˈnɪtˌwɪtɪd
quitted
ˈkwɪtɪd
related
rɪˈleɪtɪd
silver-plated
ˌsɪlvəˈpleɪtɪd
stated
ˈsteɪtɪd
submitted
səbˈmɪtɪd
thimblewitted
ˈθɪmbəlˌwɪtɪd
top-rated
ˌtɒpˈreɪtɪd
united
juːˈnaɪtɪd
unlimited
ʌnˈlɪmɪtɪd
updated
ʌpˈdeɪtɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIM-WITTED

dim
dim bulb
dim sum
dim-out
dim-sighted
dim-wittedly
dim-wittedness
DiMaggio
Dimashq
dimble
Dimbleby
dimbo
dime
dime novel
dime store
dimenhydrinate
dimension
dimensional
dimensionality
dimensionally

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIM-WITTED

acquitted
admitted
benefitted
committed
emitted
fitted
hand-knitted
knitted
omitted
outfitted
outwitted
permitted
pitted
recommitted
refitted
remitted
retrofitted
spotted
transmitted
twitted
uncommitted

Synonyms and antonyms of dim-witted in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dim-witted» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIM-WITTED

Find out the translation of dim-witted to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dim-witted from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dim-witted» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

暗淡机智
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pocas luces
570 millions of speakers

English

dim-witted
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

- धुंधला अक़्ल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البديهة قاتمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

недалёкими
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estúpido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অস্পষ্ট উপস্থিতবুদ্ধিসম্পন্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gourde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dimalukan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dümmliche
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

- 暗く身に付け
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

- 어두워 약삭
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dimensi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mập mờ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மங்கலான-சுட்டி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्पष्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

-Dim witted
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ottuso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tępy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

недалекими
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dim la minte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καχύποπτο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dumma
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gløgge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dim-witted

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIM-WITTED»

The term «dim-witted» is regularly used and occupies the 70.527 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIM-WITTED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dim-witted

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QUOTES WITH «DIM-WITTED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dim-witted.
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Terry Eagleton
Dawkins considers that all faith is blind faith, and that Christian and Muslim children are brought up to believe unquestioningly. Not even the dim-witted clerics who knocked me about at grammar school thought that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIM-WITTED»

Discover the use of dim-witted in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dim-witted and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Film Novelist: Writing a Screenplay and Short Novel in ...
For the Three Little Pigs, the main line of action is this: A pig tries to exploit his kind-hearted but dim-witted younger brothers. Second, include the initial and final characterizations—the character traits that indicate, as Aristotle would put it, the ...
Dennis J. Packard, 2011
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"The Trouble with Machines is People.": The Computer as Icon ...
A chess expert of the London Observer writes: "at the moment, it is not clear which computer is the weaker player, but it is already certain that both are dim- witted." The Washington Post was so enamored of the idea of a dim-witted computer ...
David J. Julyk, David P. Julyk, 2008
3
Simon & Schuster Super Crossword Puzzle Dictionary And ...
... 9 expansion, extension; 10 dilatation; 11 enlargement dilation and curettage: 5 D and C, abort dilatoriness: 15 procrastination dilatory: 4 poky; 5 pokey, tardy; 6 fabian; 7 237 digestive tract / dim-witted laggard; 8 dawdling, listless; 9 pottering,  ...
Seth Godin, Lark Productions LLC, Seth Godin Productions, 1999
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Before the Lights Dim
If anyone stops to talk to you, pretend you're dim-witted. I'll even tell a few friends that my cousin sent her dim-witted sons for a short stay. Remember to keep a vacant expression on your faces whenever anyone passes by.” Simcha was to ...
Pat Tito, Pat Bellavia, 2001
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The Dimwit's Dictionary: More Than 5,000 Overused Words and ...
(as) dumb as dirt An insipid simile. addlebrained; addleheaded; addlepated; Boeotian; bovine; brainless; clueless; cretinous; decerebrate; dense; dim-witted; doltish; dull; dumb; dunderheaded; empty-headed; fatuous; fat-witted; hare(the) end ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2006
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
dim-witted. adjective informal a dim-witted muscleman. See stupid. din. noun he could not be heard above the din: uproar, racket, loud noise, confused noise, commotion, cacophony, babel, hubbub, tumult, fracas, clangour, crash, clatter, clash; ...
Maurice Waite, 2009
7
Salt Run: A Novel
They make you look like every other dim-witted American.” “Who is to say I'm not a dim-witted American.” “I have an eye for dim-witted Americans and you look to be a poser trying to look dim. I can tell you aren't the real deal. I'm pretty sure ...
Chris Gallen, 2003
8
Merriam-Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary
dim-witted 4 dull, slow 7 moronic 8 back- ward, imbecile, retarded 1 2 feebleminded, simpleminded din 3 row 5 babel, chirm, clash, music, noise, sound 6 bedlam, clamor, deafen, hubbub, jangle, racket, rattle, tumult, uproar 7 clangor, clatter, ...
‎1995
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Correction: A Novel
... dim-witted people and heads behind and breathe free, breathe out what's been left behind and breathe in something new, one must abandon at top speed these useless social agglomerations, banded together for their inevitable dim-witted ...
Thomas Bernhard, 2013
10
The Fetcher in the Sky
Now if you had an idea for, say, a dim—witted comedy or a tearjerker maybe I could help you. Otherwise...” “Oh yeah,” I said sarcastically. “Just what Hollywood needs right now another dim—witted comedy or a three hanky flick.” Disregarding ...
J. D. Klossek, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIM-WITTED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dim-witted is used in the context of the following news items.
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Where's the horror in the 'Goosebumps' trailer? | New York Post
But instead of making these beasts actually evil, they're dim-witted creatures incapable of surviving outside of their books. Instead of attacking a ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
2
Ant-Man Review - Tastic Film
The comedy value is upped considerably by Michael Peña as Lang's loveably dim-witted sidekick. Peña's a huge talent, just as good goofing ... «Tastic Film Magazine, Jul 15»
3
The Scariest Summertime Horror Flicks On Streaming | Decider …
Instead of having a masked-murderer stalk his group of sex-crazed, dim-witted twenty-somethings, director Jordan Rubin featured the most ... «Decider, Jul 15»
4
Welch presses for long-term infrastructure funding : Times Argus …
... Boehner will help break prolonged gridlock in the House and pass a long-term funding plan, rather than another “dim-witted, temporary fix. «Barre Montpelier Times Argus, Jul 15»
5
A little of the 'Minions' go a long way - The Salinas Californian
This leads to some funny (and ultimately deadly) encounters with a Tyrannosaurus Rex, a dim-witted caveman and a diminutive French general ... «The Salinas Californian, Jul 15»
6
Palm Desert grads stand in for '7 Days in Hell' stars - The Desert Sun
... and Harington as a dim-witted proper British player, serving and volleying their way through an epic match that lasted seven days. But look ... «The Desert Sun, Jul 15»
7
Caitlyn Jenner's 1984 Olympic Torch on auction block in Chicago …
Now you see why the dim-witted bureaucrats are in City hall and not billionaires on Wall Street. Thomas Cechner, Lockport. What is Uber ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
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Why Hollywood's Hunks Are Trying To Be Funny - Decider
Harington plays a dim-witted tennis star stuck in the longest match in history with Samberg. The film looks bonkers and is due to give Harington ... «Decider, Jul 15»
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Tuesday's TV Tips
(2011) Dim-witted yet lovable Doug Glatt (Seann William Scott) works as a bouncer in Orangetown, Massachusetts, to the despair of his parents ... «BreakingNews.ie, Jul 15»
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Op-Ed: Fact and fiction in Jurassic World | Daily Maverick
The fossil evidence shows that 'raptors' were pack hunters, and although we know that Velociraptors were not dim-witted, exactly how they ... «Daily Maverick, Jul 15»

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