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    nit·wit
    /ˈnitˌwit/

    noun

    • 1. a silly or foolish person (often as a general term of abuse): informal "I want nothing to do with that bunch of nitwits!"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › nitwitNitwit Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of NITWIT is a scatterbrained or stupid person. How to use nitwit in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNITWIT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a foolish or stupid person. (Definition of nitwit from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › nitwitNitwit - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A nitwit is a foolish person. If you bake a cake and stir a cup of salt into the batter instead of sugar, your brother will probably call you a nitwit. It's not nice to call someone a nitwit, but it's hard to resist when people do things that are outrageously incompetent or ridiculous.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNITWIT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    nitwit. (nɪtwɪt ) Word forms: nitwits. countable noun. If you refer to someone as a nitwit, you think they are stupid or silly. [informal, disapproval] You great nitwit! Synonyms: fool, dummy [slang], plank [British, slang], oaf More Synonyms of nitwit. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  6. www.oed.com › dictionary › nitwit_nnitwit, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word nitwit. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. nitwit is considered derogatory.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryNITWIT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    a foolish or stupid person. (Definition of nitwit from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › nitwitNitwit - definition of nitwit by The Free Dictionary

    n. A stupid or silly person. [Probably obsolete nit, nothing (from German dialectal, from Middle High German niht, nit; see nix2) + wit.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › nitwitnitwit - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Oct 17, 2024 · Likely from German nit, dialectal form of nichts (“nothing”), or Yiddish ניט (nit), dialectal form of נישט (nisht, “no”), although some dictionaries give the alternative etymology nit (“louse egg; something very small”) +‎ wit.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › nitwitNitwit Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    A stupid or silly person. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: doofus. dimwit. half-wit. simpleton. ninny. nincompoop. pinhead. oaf. imbecile. dunce. dope. fool. coot. bonehead. blockhead. Other Word Forms of Nitwit. Noun. Singular: nitwit. Plural: nitwits.

  11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishnitwit noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of nitwit noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.