dunce

As a noun dunce

is one backward in book learning; a child or other person dull or weak in intellect; a dullard; a dolt.

As an adjective tenuous is

thin in substance or consistency.

As nouns the difference between stupidity and dunce

is that stupidity is (uncountable) the property of being stupid while dunce is one backward in book learning; a child or other person dull or weak in intellect; a dullard; a dolt.

As an adjective dismal

is disappointingly inadequate.

As a noun dunce is

one backward in book learning; a child or other person dull or weak in intellect; a dullard; a dolt.

As nouns the difference between dunce and poop

is that dunce is one backward in book learning; a child or other person dull or weak in intellect; a dullard; a dolt while poop is the stern of a ship or poop can be (often|childish) excrement or poop can be a set of data or general information, written or spoken, usually concerning machinery or a process or poop can be a slothful person.

As a verb poop is

to break seawater with the poop of a vessel, especially the poop deck or poop can be (obsolete|intransitive) to make a short blast on a horn or poop can be to tire, exhaust often used with out .

As a noun dunce

is one backward in book learning; a child or other person dull or weak in intellect; a dullard; a dolt.

As an adjective genious is

.

As nouns the difference between dunce and genius

is that dunce is one backward in book learning; a child or other person dull or weak in intellect; a dullard; a dolt while genius is someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art etc.

As an adjective genius is

ingenious, very clever, or original.

As nouns the difference between nincompoop and dunce

is that nincompoop is a silly or foolish person while dunce is one backward in book learning; a child or other person dull or weak in intellect; a dullard; a dolt.

Dunce is a related term of galah.

As nouns the difference between dunce and galah

is that dunce is one backward in book learning; a child or other person dull or weak in intellect; a dullard; a dolt while galah is a pink and grey species of cockatoo, eolophus roseicapilla , native to australia.

As nouns the difference between dunce and compassion

is that dunce is one backward in book learning; a child or other person dull or weak in intellect; a dullard; a dolt while compassion is deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve it.

As a verb compassion is

(obsolete) to pity.

Dunce is a related term of scatterbrain.

As nouns the difference between dunce and scatterbrain

is that dunce is one backward in book learning; a child or other person dull or weak in intellect; a dullard; a dolt while scatterbrain is a flighty, disorganized or forgetful person.