Dunce
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dʌns/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dunce is a noun meaning An unintelligent person.
Meaning
An unintelligent person.
Example Sentences
[...] Dunce, / Dotard, a-dozing at the very nonce, / After a life spent training for the sight!
When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign; that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.
Word Forms
- dunces
Synonyms for dunce
Depending on context, synonyms include idiot, addle-brain, addlehead, airhead, baboon, beanbrain.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include numskull, knucklehead, blockhead, loggerhead, dunderhead, lunkhead.
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