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It is a sore point, because you do have advantages if you have access to more than one language. You also have problems, because on bad days you don't trust yourself, either in your first or your second language, and so you feel like a complete halfwit.
W. G. Sebald

Meaning of "halfwit" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HALFWIT

halfwit  [ˈhɑːfˌwɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HALFWIT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Halfwit 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 HALFWIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of halfwit in the English dictionary

The definition of halfwit in the dictionary is a feeble-minded person. Other definition of halfwit is a foolish or inane person.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HALFWIT


acquit
əˈkwɪt
adequate
ˈædɪkwɪt
banquet
ˈbæŋkwɪt
dewitt
dɪˈwɪt
dimwit
ˈdɪmˌwɪt
fuckwit
ˈfʌkwɪt
godwit
ˈɡɒdwɪt
inadequate
ɪnˈædɪkwɪt
inwit
ˈɪnˌwɪt
nimblewit
ˈnɪmbəlˌwɪt
nitwit
ˈnɪtˌwɪt
outwit
ˌaʊtˈwɪt
quit
kwɪt
squit
skwɪt
thimblewit
ˈθɪmbəlˌwɪt
twit
twɪt
underwit
ˈʌndəˌwɪt
whit
wɪt
wit
wɪt
Witt
wɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HALFWIT

half-yearly
halfa
halfback
halfbeak
halfen
halfendeale
halfling
halfness
halfpence
halfpennies
halfpenny
halfpennyworth
halftone
halfway
halfway hostel
halfway house
halfway line
halfwitted
halfwittedly
halfwittedness

WORDS THAT END LIKE HALFWIT

a bit
Attic wit
bar-tailed godwit
benefit
bit
black-tailed godwit
circuit
credit
cut it
Detroit
dit
edit
exclusive OR circuit
exit
mother wit
pewit
rapier wit
tewit
to wit
unwit

Synonyms and antonyms of halfwit in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HALFWIT»

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

Translation of «halfwit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HALFWIT

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

Translator English - Chinese

halfwit
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

halfwit
570 millions of speakers

English

halfwit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

halfwit
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

halfwit
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

слабоумного
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

halfwit
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

halfwit
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

halfwit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Halfwit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

halfwit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

halfwit
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

halfwit
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Halfwit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngây ngô
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

halfwit
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्धवट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

salak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

halfwit
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

półgłówki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

недоумкуватого
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

halfwit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βλαμμένη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

halfwit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halfwit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

halfwit
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of halfwit

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HALFWIT»

The term «halfwit» is regularly used and occupies the 80.153 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HALFWIT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «halfwit» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «halfwit» 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 halfwit

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QUOTES WITH «HALFWIT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word halfwit.
1
W. G. Sebald
It is a sore point, because you do have advantages if you have access to more than one language. You also have problems, because on bad days you don't trust yourself, either in your first or your second language, and so you feel like a complete halfwit.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALFWIT»

Discover the use of halfwit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to halfwit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Victor Halfwit: A Winter's Tale
On a dark, snowy night in the hills of Austria, a doctor on his way to see a patient stumbles across Victor Halfwit, a man with two wooden legs who took a bet that he could walk from one town to another in an hour or less, in a both comic ...
Thomas Bernhard, 2011
2
The Halfwit Collection: Al's Klan, Madam Tessie, Her ...
SHORT FUN STORIES WITH ZANY & WARPED CHARACTERS
Stanley A. Miller, 2004
3
Halfwit Nation
Delivering the stories THEY don't want you to read, including: People who know how to fucking park on brink of extinction; Fat kids to be chased to school by dogs; Vatican to build huge telescope in hunt for Jesus; Estate agents will starve ...
Neil Rafferty, Paul Stokes, 2008
4
Calf
There is a saying, “to stare like a halfwit.” The opponents reached the heart game here in no time at all. Both Vulnerable Teams W N E S 1♧ Pass 1♥ Pass 2♥ Pass 4♥ All Pass N W E S ♤ Q J 10 ♥ 4 3 ♢ Q 76 42 ♧K75 Partner led the ♢5.
Krzysztof Martens
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British Music and Modernism, 1895-1960
Halfwit and Sackbut According to his sister's private memoirs, Leigh, despite his busy schedule, still found time towards the end of the 1930s to complete 'an argumentative dialogue about music'.31 It is a curious document, which survives  ...
Matthew Riley, 2010
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Growing One's Inner Wisdom - to the Max: Or, Discovering ...
In perpetual isolation from their sense of being nonseparatively inter-connected - within amounts to this huge unlimited to infinity & beyond - way Big Holographic Field of At-One-Ment. Just as we in our smallest mere halfwit sense of our selves  ...
Dr Lynn, 2013
8
Noodle
complained Bob. He couldn't let this halfwit know he wasn't all that upset though. He had always liked being caught outinthe rain but he wasn't going tolet Boots know. Bob figured hehad betterkeepsome control over the halfwit or else he could ...
Wayne A. Dyer, 2012
9
Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle
I never difference to mewho or what he thinks he is, I know who and whatIamand it's going to take morethan a halfwit to scare me out ofthiscountry tillI'm goodand readyto go." "So youthink Tarzan ofthe Apes is a halfwit?" "I think anyone's a ...
Edgar Rice Burroughs, 2007
10
A Changing World of Words: Studies in English Historical ...
Considering the apparent stability of the COGNITION centre, it is remarkable that the 20th century actually produced several synonyms for halfwit - all ending in - wit. Nitwit and dimwit are recorded for the first time in the 1920's and 1930's, and  ...
Javier E. Díaz Vera, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALFWIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term halfwit is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bran Stark (and the lovable Hodor?) to return to Westeros - CNET
Of course, since Bran is still paralyzed, that implies his trusty halfwit traveling companion, Hodor, is coming back as well, so expect to hear ... «CNET, Jul 15»
2
How to Make Cascara - Gapers Block Drive-Thru | Chicago Food
I found bags from PassionHouse and HalfWit--although there may be others. Some local shops are starting to use cascara in their seasonal ... «Gapers Block, Jul 15»
3
The gluten-free pastry at Smack Dab will change your life
Smack Dab is too small for tables and chairs or anything, really, besides a counter, a little pastry case, and two urns of brewed coffee (HalfWit). «Chicago Reader, Jul 15»
4
The hack to end all hacks: China now has sensitive info on 21.5 …
Here's the greatest leftist halfwit tweet of 'em all. Via Jimmy Princeton, a tasty treat from October 2012. Katherine Archuleta just so happens to ... «Hot Air, Jul 15»
5
Small but vocal group waging peace on war with parade
"I sometimes get some people lean out car windows and shout out wanting to know what kind of halfwit I think I am," Mr Dunston said. "We were ... «Mackay Daily Mercury, Jul 15»
6
Comic Book Review – Rebels #4
Seth manages to incur Washington's ire, who refers to Seth as a halfwit. Nevertheless, Allen discretely sends Seth to meet Henry Knox and ... «Flickering Myth, Jul 15»
7
VIDEO: Pilgrims plan parade to wage peace against war
"I sometimes get some people lean out car windows and shout out wanting to know what kind of halfwit I think I am," Mr Dunstan said. "We were ... «Rockhampton Morning Bulletin, Jul 15»
8
New 'awkwardly B-grade' semi-local show hits internet
Meanwhile halfwit Paul, aka Budgie (Theo Barklem-Biggs), spends much of the time making inappropriate digs and trying to get out of trouble. «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
9
A Night of Coffee
HalfWit Coffee Roasters (Logan Square) handed out samples of a punch made with cascara--the oft-forgotten fruit that surrounds the coffee ... «Gapers Block, Jul 15»
10
Hacking Into Airline Computer Systems
... shoes that need to be removed because some halfwit thought that he could cause mayhem using his on a flight. Finally, the documents that ... «Forbes, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
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