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Dolt vs Nitwit - What's the difference?

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Dolt is a related term of nitwit.


As nouns the difference between dolt and nitwit

is that dolt is (pejorative) a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard while nitwit is a scatterbrained or stupid person.

As a verb dolt

is (obsolete) to behave foolishly.

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)

    Anagrams

    * ----

    nitwit

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A scatterbrained or stupid person.

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    * See also