English-Thai Dictionary

dunce

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DUNCE

n.Duns. [G.] A person of weak intellects; a dullard; a dolt; a thickskull. I never knew this town without dunces of figure.

 

DUNCERY

n.Dullness; stupidity.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DUNCE

Dunce, n. Etym: [From Joannes Duns Scotus, a schoolman called the Subtle Doctor, who died in 13 8. Originally in the phrase "a Duns man ". See Note below. ]

 

Defn: One backward in book learning; a child or other person dull or weak in intellect; a dullard; a dolt. I never knew this town without dunces of figure. Swift.

 

Note: The schoolmen were often called, after their great leader Duns Scotus, Dunsmen or Duncemen. In the revival of learning they were violently opposed to classical studies; hence, the name of Dunce was applied with scorn and contempt to an opposer of learning, or to one slow at learning, a dullard.

 

DUNCEDOM

DUNCEDOM Dunce "dom, n.

 

Defn: The realm or domain of dunces. [Jocose ] Carlyle.

 

DUNCERY

DUNCERY Dun "cer *y, n.

 

Defn: Dullness; stupidity.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

dunce

dunce |dəns dəns | ▶noun a person who is slow at learning; a stupid person. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: originally an epithet for a follower of Duns Scotus, John, whose followers were ridiculed by 16th -cent. humanists and reformers as enemies of learning.

 

dunce cap

dunce cap (Brit. also dunce's cap ) ▶noun a paper cone formerly put on the head of a dunce at school as a mark of disgrace.

 

Oxford Dictionary

dunce

dunce |dʌns | ▶noun a person who is slow at learning; a stupid person. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: originally an epithet for a follower of John Duns Scotus, John, whose followers were ridiculed by 16th -cent. humanists and reformers as enemies of learning.

 

dunce's cap

dunce's cap (N. Amer. also dunce cap ) ▶noun a paper cone formerly put on the head of a dunce at school as a mark of disgrace.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

dunce

dunce noun he was a bit of a dunce, but most people got along with him: fool, idiot, stupid person, simpleton, ignoramus, dullard; informal dummy, dumbo, thickhead, nitwit, dimwit, halfwit, moron, cretin, imbecile, dope, boob, chump, numbskull, numbnuts, nincompoop, fathead, airhead, birdbrain, peabrain, ninny, ass, doofus, goof, meatball, schmuck, bozo, lummox. ANTONYMS genius.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

dunce

dunce noun they all called him a dunce at school: fool, idiot, stupid person, simpleton, halfwit, ignoramus, oaf, dolt, dullard, moron, imbecile, cretin; informal dummy, dumbo, dumb-bell, dum-dum, clot, thickhead, nitwit, dimwit, dope, duffer, booby, chump, numbskull, nincompoop, bonehead, blockhead, fathead, meathead, airhead, birdbrain, pea-brain, lamebrain, jerk, ninny, ass, donkey; Brit. informal wally, numpty, berk, twerp, twonk, divvy, nit, mug, pillock, wazzock, silly billy; N. Amer. informal doofus, goof, goofball, schmuck, putz, bozo, boob, lamer, lummox, turkey; Austral. /NZ informal galah, drongo, dingbat. ANTONYMS genius.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

dunce

dunce /dʌns /名詞 C ｟やや古 ｠1 物覚えの悪い人, できの悪い生徒 .2 愚か者, ばか .～́ ('s ) c à p ばか帽子 〘昔できの悪い生徒にかぶらせた円錐 （えんすい ）形の帽子 〙.