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The meaning of NITWIT is a scatterbrained or stupid person. How to use nitwit in a sentence.
Synonyms for NITWIT: lunatic, fool, idiot, moron, goose, half-wit, dingbat, jackass; Antonyms of NITWIT: brain, genius, sage, thinker, intellectual, intellect, whiz, wizard.
Nitwit definition: a slow-witted, stupid, or foolish person.. See examples of NITWIT used in a sentence.
nitwit. noun [ C ] informal disapproving uk / ˈnɪt.wɪt / us / ˈnɪt.wɪt / (also nit) Add to word list. a silly or stupid person. Synonyms.
A nitwit is a foolish person. If you bake a cake and stir a cup of salt into the batter instead of sugar, your brother will probably call you a nitwit. It's not nice to call someone a nitwit, but it's hard to resist when people do things that are outrageously incompetent or ridiculous.
a foolish or stupid person. (Definition of nitwit from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Likely from German nit, dialectal form of nichts (“nothing”), or Yiddish ניט (nit), dialectal form of נישט (nisht, “no”), although some dictionaries give the alternative etymology nit (“louse egg; something very small”) + wit.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word nitwit. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. nitwit is considered derogatory.
Definition of nitwit noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
nitwit. (nɪtwɪt ) Word forms: nitwits. countable noun. If you refer to someone as a nitwit, you think they are stupid or silly. [informal, disapproval] You great nitwit! Synonyms: fool, dummy [slang], plank [British, slang], oaf More Synonyms of nitwit. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.