Clueless vs Idiot - What's the difference?
clueless | idiot |
(pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.
(obsolete, medicine, psychology) A person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old.
As an adjective clueless
is lacking knowledge or understanding; uninformed.As a noun idiot is
(slang|derogatory) a proponent of intelligent design.clueless
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Synonyms
* See also * See alsoAntonyms
* clueful * informedDerived terms
* cluelessly * cluelessnessidiot
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Alternative forms
* eejit * idjit, idget (eye dialect)Noun
(en noun)- usage note This may be used pejoratively, as an insult. It is a weak insult, however, and between close friends, family members, or lovers, is often completely nonaggressive.