witling

  • 81wisecracker — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Slang. One who is obnoxiously self assertive and arrogant: malapert, witling. Informal: know it all, saucebox, smart aleck, smarty, smarty pants, wisenheimer. Slang: wiseacre, wise guy. See GOOD …

    English dictionary for students

  • 82wisenheimer — (Roget s Thesaurus II) also weisenheimer noun Informal. One who is obnoxiously self assertive and arrogant: malapert, witling. Informal: know it all, saucebox, smart aleck, smarty, smarty pants. Slang: wiseacre, wisecracker, wise guy. See GOOD …

    English dictionary for students

  • 83Fool — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Fool >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fool fool idiot tomfool wiseacre simpleton witling dizzard donkey ass Sgm: N 1 ninny ninny ninnyhammer Sgm: N 1 chowderhead …

    English dictionary for students

  • 84Humorist — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Humorist >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 humorist humorist wag wit reparteeist epigrammatist punster Sgm: N 1 bel esprit bel esprit life of the party Sgm: N 1 wit snapper wit snapper wit cracker …

    English dictionary for students

  • 85Witwe — Sf std. (8. Jh.), mhd. wit(e)we, witiwe, witib, ahd. wituwa, as. widowa Stammwort. Aus g. * widuwōn f. Witwe , auch in gt. widuwo, ae. widewe, afr. widwe. Dieses aus ig. * widhewā f. Witwe in l. vidua, air. fedb, akslav. vĭdova, ai. vidhávā.… …

    Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • 86dunce — n. Simpleton, fool, dolt, ignoramus, witling, wiseacre, blockhead, block, numskull, dullard, thickhead, thick skull, dunderhead, dunderpate, clodpoll, clodpate, beetle head, bull head, dull head, addle head, logger head, chuckle head, jolt head,… …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 87gothamist — n. Blunderer, wiseacre, witling, pretender to wisdom, man of small wit …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 88wiseacre — n. Witling, ignoramus, pretender to wisdom. See dunce …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 89fool — I. n. 1. Idiot, natural. 2. Dolt, witling, driveller, idiot, simpleton, ninny, nincompoop, blockhead. See dunce. 3. Buffoon, harlequin, droll, punch, antic, jester, zany, clown, merry andrew, scaramouch, jack pudding, pickle herring. II. v. n.… …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 90jackass — n 1. ass, male donkey, donkey, jack, burro; dickey, Sl. neddy, Sl. longear, Brit. Sl. moke, Chiefly Scot. cuddy. 2. fool, dolt, blockhead, imbecile, moron; ignoramus, idiot, tomfool, tomnoddy, noddy; oaf, clod, dunce, boob, boobie, ninny, Sl.… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder