Dunce

Noun CEFR B1

dʌns

Definitions

An unintelligent person.

Equivalents

Españoltonto de capirote

Françaiscancre

DeutschDämel Dummerjan DummkopfEinfaltspinsel Schwachkopf

16 more languages

العربيةغبي

Bosanskibaro klada rudezvekan звекан идиот клада

Češtinablbec pišišvor polenoťululum tupec

Cymraegtwpsyn

Suomiaasi pahvipää tyhmätyperys

Galegobestello rude tamarugotarulo trepeiro túzaro

Hrvatskibaro klada rudezvekan звекан идиот клада

Íslenskatossi

日本語のろま鈍間

Kurdîbaro

Latinabārō truncus

Македонскидудук

Polskiantytalent młot młoteknieuk

Русскийбалда идиот не́учостолоп тупи́ца

Српскиbaro klada rudezvekan звекан идиот клада

Svenskadumhuvud dummerjöns

Examples

“When a true genius appears in the world you may know ⟳ him by this sign ⟳; that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.”

“[...] Dunce, / Dotard, a-dozing at the very nonce, / After a life spent training for the sight!”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

dunce cap dunce hat duncedom duncehead duncehood duncery

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