dolt

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /dɒlt/
• (RP) IPA: /dəʊlt/, /dɔʊlt/
• (America) IPA: /doʊlt/

Noun

dolt (plural dolts)

1. (pejorative) A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.
   • c. 1603, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice

     O gull! O dolt! As ignorant as dirt!

   • This Puck seems but a dreaming dolt.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:fool

Translations

• French: imbécile
• German: Blödmann, Tölpel, Trottel, Dummkopf , Tölpel, Depp
• Italian: imbecille
• Portuguese: imbecil
• Russian: болва́н
• Spanish: estúpido

Verb

dolt (dolts, present participle dolting; past and past participle dolted)

1. (obsolete) To behave foolishly.

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