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dolt
English
Etymology
First used as a noun in Early Modern English, from dialectal English dold (“stupid, confused”), from Middle English dold, a variant of dulled, dult (“dulled”), past participle of dullen, dollen (“to make dull, make stupid”), from dull, dul, dwal (“stupid”). More at dull.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d?lt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d??lt/, /d??lt/
- (US) IPA(key): /do?lt/
- Rhymes: -??lt
Noun
dolt (plural dolts)
- (derogatory) A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.
- c. 1603, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice
- O gull! O dolt! As ignorant as dirt!
- 1627, Michael Drayton, Nimphidia, the Court of Faery
- This Puck seemes but a dreaming dolt.
- c. 1603, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:fool
Derived terms
- doltery
- doltish
Translations
Verb
dolt (third-person singular simple present dolts, present participle dolting, simple past and past participle dolted)
- (obsolete) To behave foolishly.
Anagrams
- told
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?lt/
- Rhymes: -?lt
Verb
dolt
- second- and third-person singular present indicative of dollen
- (archaic) plural imperative of dollen
Manx
Verb
dolt (verbal noun doltey, past participle doltit)
- to adopt, foster, initiate
Synonyms
- (to foster): doltaghey
Swedish
Adjective
dolt
- absolute indefinite neuter form of dold.
Verb
dolt
- supine of dölja.
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dols
English
Noun
dols
- plural of dol
Anagrams
- DLOs, LODs, LoDs, OSDL, Olds, lods, olds, sold
Catalan
Verb
dols
- second-person singular present indicative form of doldre
French
Noun
dols m
- plural of dol
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