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George W. Bush was a silver spoon dolt with no record to speak of other than bankruptcy and selling tropical plants, and we let him sail into the White House, but Barack talks about religious fundamentalism and guns being prevalent in poor areas, and we roast him for weeks?
Adam McKay

Meaning of "dolt" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DOLT

Probably related to Old English dol stupid.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DOLT

dolt  [dəʊlt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOLT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dolt is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DOLT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Idiot

An idiot, dolt, or dullard is an intellectually disabled person, or someone who acts in a self-defeating or significantly counterproductive way. Archaically the word mome has also been used. The similar terms moron, imbecile, and cretin have all gained specialized meanings in modern times. An idiot is said to be idiotic, and to suffer from idiocy. A dunce is an idiot who is specifically incapable of learning. An idiot differs from a fool and an ignoramus, neither of which refers to someone with low intelligence.

Definition of dolt in the English dictionary

The definition of dolt in the dictionary is a slow-witted or stupid person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOLT


bolt
bəʊlt
boult
bəʊlt
colt
kəʊlt
deadbolt
ˈdedˌbəʊlt
eyebolt
ˈaɪˌbəʊlt
holt
həʊlt
Humboldt
ˈhʌmbəʊlt
jolt
dʒəʊlt
molt
məʊlt
moult
məʊlt
polt
pəʊlt
poult
pəʊlt
revolt
rɪˈvəʊlt
screw-bolt
ˈskruːˌbəʊlt
Shadbolt
ˈʃædˌbəʊlt
smolt
sməʊlt
thunderbolt
ˈθʌndəˌbəʊlt
tolt
təʊlt
unbolt
ʌnˈbəʊlt
volt
vəʊlt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOLT

doloriferous
dolorific
dolorimetry
doloroso
dolorous
dolorously
dolorousness
dolos
dolosse
dolostone
dolour
dolphin
dolphin striker
dolphinarium
dolphinet
dolphinfish
dols
doltish
doltishly
doltishness

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOLT

abvolt
archivolt
carriage bolt
demivolt
dogbolt
electronvolt
expansion bolt
fishbolt
in revolt
kilovolt
kingbolt
machine bolt
Mansholt
megavolt
microvolt
ringbolt
safety bolt
shoot one´s bolt
U bolt
uncolt

Synonyms and antonyms of dolt in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DOLT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dolt» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of dolt
ass · berk · blockhead · bogan · booby · charlie · chump · clot · coot · dimwit · dipstick · doofus · dope · dork · dullard · dumb-ass · dunce · dweeb · eejit · fathead · fool · fuckwit · geek · gobshite · gonzo · idiot · ignoramus · jerk · lamebrain · nitwit · numpty · oaf · plank · plonker · prat · prick · putz · schmuck · simpleton · thickhead · thicko · twit · wally

Translation of «dolt» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOLT

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

Translator English - Chinese

傻瓜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

imbécil
570 millions of speakers

English

dolt
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उल्लू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأبله
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

болван
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dolt
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিরেট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

balourd
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dolt
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schafskopf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

間抜け
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

얼뜨기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dolt
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người khờ dại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Dolt
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ahmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ottuso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głupek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

болван
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neisprăvit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βλάκας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uilskuiken
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dolt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dolt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dolt

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOLT»

The term «dolt» is regularly used and occupies the 88.353 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOLT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dolt» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dolt» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dolt

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QUOTES WITH «DOLT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dolt.
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Adam McKay
George W. Bush was a silver spoon dolt with no record to speak of other than bankruptcy and selling tropical plants, and we let him sail into the White House, but Barack talks about religious fundamentalism and guns being prevalent in poor areas, and we roast him for weeks?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOLT»

Discover the use of dolt in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dolt and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Borland Delphi 6 Developer's Guide
UpdateMenuItems(Sender: TObject); var Dolt: Boolean; begin Dolt := MDIChildCount > 0; { only enable options if there are active children } FileCloseltem. Enabled := Dolt; FileSaveltem. Enabled := Dolt; CloseAllI .Enabled := Dolt ...
Steve Teixeira, Xavier Pacheco, 2002
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Audacious Cures for America's Ailing Schools
But goals like these soar beyond the scope of Mr. Dolt's capabilities. Mr. Dolt is . . . what he is—a seasoned, tired, unspectacular, easy-going, intelligent, and dull chemistry teacher. His principal's standards for excellence are beyond Mr. Dolt's  ...
Bruce Gevirtzman, 2011
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Jesus Was a Liberal: A Blogger's Bold Opinions on Politics ...
You may be a dolt if... you agree with expansion of the Patriot Act to steal more and more civil rights from our people all in the name of a modicum of security. You may a dolt iL.you agree to allow the government to force those of different faiths ...
Joseph A. Sheridan, 2006
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Mcqs In Computer Science
So, myObj . dolt (a, a-b) returns a- (a-b), which is b. In all the three possible cases , we get the minimum of a and b. 207. One simple, yet powerful technique to arrive at the answer is to realize the fact that the positive difference of a and b, must ...
Williams
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Statistical Abstract of the United States
... LINGS, I U YIAB and evaporated, per lb. doc ffif IFEET Softwoods Hardwoods Ctt. Ctt. CU. Ctt. Dolt. cu. Dolt. Dolt. Ctt. CU. Ctt. Dolt. Dolt. 1927 13.5 12.3 30.1 27.0 .85 3.8 1.42 6.65 4.1 27.5 17.3 33.01 67.90 1923 13.0 12.2 30.7 30.4 1.02 3.5 ...
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The Gentleman's Magazine
It was impossible, however, nut to feel assured that the whole story was a recent invention, qnd no man but an idiot or a dolt could believe a word of it ( muehconftuion. ; Mr. Lambton rose) — of course he did not mean to apply the epithet dolt ...
John Nichols, 1818
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Dear Cathy
This postal saga gets more complicated. There was a seaman named Donald Dolt. He came to the Corrales un-rated, realized that he didn't like scraping paint and decided he wanted to learn how to be a postal clerk. So they let Dolt also ...
Bruce Anders & Tom Swicegood, 2014
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The agricultural outlook
eJ ,* 0 Dolt. Dols. Dolt. Dolt. Doli. Dolt. Dolt. Dols. Cts. Cts. Dot*. Dolt. Dols. Dolt. Me 7.80 7.75 6.90 7.48 7.80 7.42 5.00 4.70 19 22 57.00 50.30 225 198 N. H 9.30 7.90 7.20 6.58 8.90 7.58 5.00 5.03 20 22 58.00 54.30 172 175 Vt 7.70 7.10 5.40 ...
United States. Dept. of Agriculture. Bureau of Statistics, 1914
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An Anthology of Chartist Poetry: Poetry of the British ...
What baron or friar, or knight of the shire, Is half such a dolt as a Tory squire. Is half such a dolt, half such a dolt, As a Tory squire? After session, of pheasants I dream, For shooting, I vow, is a pleasure supreme! By self-denial I never try My ...
Peter Scheckner, 1989
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A Dictionary of Epithets and Terms of Address
Dolt A dolt is a dull person, a blockhead. The word has been in use since at least the sixteenth century, and was thus available to Shakespeare. He has Pandarus. in Troilus and Cressida, refer to the 'asses, fools, dolts', meaning the ordinary ...
Leslie Dunkling, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOLT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dolt is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gordzilla in the City: Tax vote was a rejection of elitist busybodies
... perhaps even years, especially whenever a local politician or transportation policy wonk blames future traffic congestion on the dolt voters of ... «The Province, Jul 15»
2
Who to trust: your home inspector or the seller
Gee, thanks for making me look like an incompetent dolt who can't find the wall switch. Thankfully, I had a conversation with the home buyer ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
3
M. Nadeau: A basic American value
However, his description of President Obama as an “unqualified, ill-prepared dolt” is factually inaccurate. Obama entered Harvard Law School ... «Lewiston Sun Journal, Jul 15»
4
Amazon Loses Appeal Over Search Results
The issue, Silverman wrote, isn't whether "a dolt somewhere might be confused" but whether the search results would confuse a reasonably ... «The Recorder, Jul 15»
5
Colouring books for adults are in.
Artistic dolt!" Help is here. Walk into your nearest bookshop. Firmly request for directions to the colouring book section, select one (or two) items, ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
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Read On: Hoping for the two Americas to come together
We have more than a little of the backwater burg, the uncivilized dolt, in us. Too often — as with, say, climate change — when the rest of the ... «Glendale News Press, Jul 15»
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Whither the “Love” in Illegal Alien Francisco Sanchez, Jeb Bush?
... hostile, enemy of traditional American values to an incompetent dolt who supports the invasion of America by ten of millions of impoverished, ... «Canada Free Press, Jul 15»
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Ruth: Clinton competes with Trump for loser of the week
After painting Mexicans attempting to enter the United States as if they were from the vigilante recruitment scene of Blazing Saddles, The Dolt ... «Tampabay.com, Jul 15»
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It's All About The Referendum Now
... lead legal guy about year ago, that he always asked me politely to not call people dolts, but he never asked me to not call myself a dolt! HA! «FXStreet, Jul 15»
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Poor old Narcissus got given a bad press, unlike today's selfie …
Yet, the overly-empathetic among us (and I count myself as so afflicted) might feel a passing pang of sympathy for the tragic dolt, but there's no ... «WalesOnline, Jul 15»

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