Dumbo

Part of speech: noun

Pronunciation: /ˈdʌmbəʊ/

Definitions

1. A person regarded as lacking intelligence or common sense
2. Someone perceived as slow to understand or overly simple-minded
3. An individual considered to be unintelligent or acting in a silly way

Etymology: "Dumbo" is formed simply by adding the suffix "-o" to "dumb", the English adjective meaning mute or, in its more common modern sense, stupid. The "-o" ending is a familiar pattern in informal English, used to make nicknames and affectionate or mocking labels from ordinary words, as in "pinko" or "wino". Here it turns a word meaning unable to speak, and then foolish, into a name for a person who seems slow-witted or who acts foolishly.

Synonyms: fool, idiot, dummy

Antonyms: genius, intellect