Explore Dimwit through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like nitwit or doofus. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Dimwit meaning
A person who is deficient in intelligence.
Using Dimwit
- The main meaning on this page is: A person who is deficient in intelligence.
- Useful related words include: nitwit, half-wit, doofus, simpleton.
- In the example corpus, dimwit often appears in combinations such as: dimwit who, the dimwit.
Context around Dimwit
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dimwit
- In this selection, "dimwit" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, childish, dense, given, dominic, donnie and declares stand out and add context to how "dimwit" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a sweet dimwit and dimwit donnie the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dimwit" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dimwit
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Well, the Dimwit staying true to form - coddle the dictators and tyrants. (12 words)
Unlike Steve, Jefferson is an unemployed, lazy dimwit who takes advantage of Marcy. (13 words)
Dimwit Donnie, The Dunderhead, Clown in Chief, and the most accurate, The Idiot Apprentice. (14 words)
Keoghan is coming right off his first Oscar nomination for playing the lovable local dimwit Dominic in The Banshees of Inisherin, and Irish actor known for his appearances in popular films like will look to earn his second nod from the Academy. (42 words)
Donnie the Dimwit declares illegal immigration is a national emergency, then gets on AF 1 and goes to play golf at Mar-A-Lago, where he gets his food served by and room cleaned by illegal immigrant labor. (38 words)
There are many letter D’s to describe such a brainlessly ignorant person staring with dumb and progressing though dolt, dense, dimwit or dimbulb, and dunderhead. (26 words)
Example sentences (12)
He’s a good-natured, childish dimwit who’s only running to make his CEO father happy.
Keoghan is coming right off his first Oscar nomination for playing the lovable local dimwit Dominic in The Banshees of Inisherin, and Irish actor known for his appearances in popular films like will look to earn his second nod from the Academy.
Besides, anyone who does not believe can win a contest in a fair manner is ordinarily a dimwit by nature.
Dimwit Donnie, The Dunderhead, Clown in Chief, and the most accurate, The Idiot Apprentice.
Donnie the Dimwit declares illegal immigration is a national emergency, then gets on AF 1 and goes to play golf at Mar-A-Lago, where he gets his food served by and room cleaned by illegal immigrant labor.
There are many letter D’s to describe such a brainlessly ignorant person staring with dumb and progressing though dolt, dense, dimwit or dimbulb, and dunderhead.
Well, the Dimwit staying true to form - coddle the dictators and tyrants.
Given Dimwit Doody is typically such a partisan hack, this pushback really is something to behold.
Mr. Leguizamo’s dimwit stance is unsustainable, in part because much of the history, despite the show’s premise, is actually quite familiar.
RMoney knows how to do numbers good: 80% of Repugs still support Donnie Dimwit.
Tahani (Jameela Jamil) is a vain social climber with a jealous streak; Jason (Manny Jacinto) is a sweet dimwit.
Unlike Steve, Jefferson is an unemployed, lazy dimwit who takes advantage of Marcy.
Common combinations with dimwit
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: