adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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General-American:/ˌɪdiˈɑtɪk/
General-American:[ˌɪɾiˈɑɾɪk]
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌɪdiˈɒtɪk/
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rhymes with -ɒtɪk
CMU ARPABET:IH2 D IY0 AA1 T IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; characterised with behaviour resembling idiocy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Having the quality of idiocy; very foolish
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stupid, nonsensical
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
having a mental age of three to seven years
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: imbecile, imbecilic
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
insanely irresponsible
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an idiotic idea
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crackbrained
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
incongruous;inviting ridicule
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
that's a cockeyed idea
ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
a contribution so small as to be laughable
it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
Etymology tree English idiot Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English idiotic From idiot + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
72 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
عَبِيط
(ʕabīṭ)
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Bengali:
মূর্খ
(murkho)
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Chinese Mandarin:
白痴的
(báichī)
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Chinese Mandarin:
愚蠢的
(yúchǔn de)
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Czech:
idiotský
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Danish:
idiotisk
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Esperanto:
idiota
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
French:
idiot
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
French:
stupide
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
French:
idiotique
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Galician:
bolonio
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Galician:
pallouco
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Galician:
parvo
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Galician:
babiolo
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Galician:
mascato
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Galician:
babeco
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Galician:
lores
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
German:
idiotisch
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
German:
blöd
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Hindi:
मूर्ख
(mūrkh)
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Hindi:
अहमक़
(ahmaq)
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Indonesian:
bodoh
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Indonesian:
goblok
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Indonesian:
tolol
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Indonesian:
idiot
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Japanese:
馬鹿な
(baka na)
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Latvian:
idiotisks
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Māori:
hukehuke
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Māori:
rūrūwai
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Persian:
احمق
(ahmaq)
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Polish:
idiotowaty
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Portuguese:
idiótico
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Russian:
идио́тский
(idiótskij)
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Russian:
дура́цкий
(duráckij)
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Sanskrit:
मूर्ख
(mūrkha)
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Serbo-Croatian:
идѝотскӣ
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Serbo-Croatian:
idìotskī
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Spanish:
idiótico
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Swedish:
idiotisk
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Turkish:
saçma
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Turkish:
salakça
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Ottoman Turkish:
بوك
(böñ)
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Ottoman Turkish:
شاشقین
(şaşkın)
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Urdu:
مورکھ
(mūrkh)
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Urdu:
احمق
(ahmaq)
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Volapük:
diotanik
— pertaining to or resembling an idiot
Bengali:
মূর্খ
(murkho)
— having the quality of idiocy
Burmese:
နှမ်း
(hnam:)
— having the quality of idiocy
Catalan:
idiota
— having the quality of idiocy
Danish:
idiotisk
— having the quality of idiocy
Danish:
dum
— having the quality of idiocy
Dutch:
idioot
— having the quality of idiocy
Esperanto:
idiota
— having the quality of idiocy
Galician:
bolonio
— having the quality of idiocy
Galician:
pallouco
— having the quality of idiocy
Galician:
parvo
— having the quality of idiocy
Galician:
babiolo
— having the quality of idiocy
Galician:
mascato
— having the quality of idiocy
Galician:
babeco
— having the quality of idiocy
Galician:
lores
— having the quality of idiocy
German:
idiotisch
— having the quality of idiocy
Ancient Greek:
βεβρός
(bebrós)
— having the quality of idiocy
Indonesian:
idiot
— having the quality of idiocy
Latvian:
idiotisks
— having the quality of idiocy
Polish:
idiotyczny
— having the quality of idiocy
Portuguese:
idiota
— having the quality of idiocy
Serbo-Croatian:
идѝотскӣ
— having the quality of idiocy
Serbo-Croatian:
idìotskī
— having the quality of idiocy
