dunce

[dunce]

A dunce is a dummy someone who isn't smart. You might be tempted to call your little brother a dunce when he walks out the door with his shoes on the wrong feet.

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One backward in book learning; a child or other person dull or weak in intellect; a dullard; a dolt.

Noun
these words are used to express a low opinion of someone''s intelligence

n.
One backward in book learning; a child or other person dull or weak in intellect; a dullard; a dolt.

Dunce

Dunce , n. [From Joannes Duns Scotus, a schoolman called the Subtle Doctor, who died in 1308. Originally in the phrase "a Duns man". See Note below.] 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.
&hand; 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.

One backward in book learning; a child or other person dull or weak in intellect; a dullard; a dolt.

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Usage Examples

How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, excels a dunce that has been kept at home.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I'm not eager to jump into marriage again. I'm in the corner right now, wearing my dunce cap. That area is obviously a nightmare.