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Doll vs Dolt - What's the difference?

doll | dolt |

As a proper noun doll

is a diminutive of the female given name dorothy.

As a noun dolt is

(pejorative) a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.

As a verb dolt is

(obsolete) to behave foolishly.

doll

English

(wikipedia doll)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A toy in the form of a human.
  • (informal) Used to refer to or address a woman.
  • (Australia) A term of endearment (ie. darling).

    • Hyponyms

    * action figure

    Derived terms

    * dollhouse, doll's house * doll's pram * doll up * dolly * Russian doll * sex doll

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cause to be more beautiful of attractive. See also doll up.

    • See also

    * golliwog * puppet * teddy, teddy bear * ("doll" on Wikipedia) ----

    dolt

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pejorative) A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.
  • * c. 1603 ,
    • O gull! O dolt ! As ignorant as dirt!
  • * Drayton
    • This Puck seems but a dreaming dolt .

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * doltish

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To behave foolishly.
    • (Webster 1913)

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