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Meaning and definition for "dunce" word

[noun] these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
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\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. --Swift. Note: 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.

Synonyms for dunce

blockhead, bonehead, dunderhead, fuckhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, lunkhead, muttonhead, numskull, shithead

See also: simple | simpleton |

Related terms: block, blockhead, Boeotian, bonehead, boob, booby, bufflehead, cabbagehead, chowderhead, chucklehead, chump, clod, clodpate, clodpoll, cluck, dabbler, dilettante, dimwit, dodo, dolt, dolthead, donkey, dope, drip, duffer, dullard, dullhead, dumb, dumb cluck, dumbbell, dummy, fool, gowk, greenhorn, greeny, ignoramus, illiterate, illiterati, jobbernowl, know-nothing, lackwit, lamebrain, lightweight, looby, loon, lowbrow, middlebrow, niais, nincompoop, ninny, ninnyhammer, nitwit, no scholar, noddy, puddinghead, put, stupid, tenderfoot, thickwit, unintelligentsia, witling

The fun area, different aproach to word »dunce«

Let's analyse "dunce" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ECNUD. Average typing speed for these characters is 1340 milliseconds. [info]

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Morse code: -.. ..- -. -.-. .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: dunce: 3 + 5 = 8, reduced: 8 . and the final result is Eight.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: dunce: 4 + 3 + 5 + 3 + 5 = 20, reduced: 2, and the final result is Two.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
C (1) 3 Empress Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
D (1) 4 Emperor Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (1) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
N (1) 14 Temperance Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
U (1) 21 World Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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