dimwit

Questions about dimwit

What does dimwit mean?

dimwit means "a stupid incompetent person".

How many syllables are in dimwit?

dimwit has 2 syllables and divides as dim-wit under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for dimwit?

Close synonyms include nitwit, half-wit, doofus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dimwit a common word?

dimwit is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.