adjective · rare

witless

witless · more witless · most witless

безмозглый

geistfrei, sinnfrei, hirnlos, dumm

Lacking wit or understandingLacking wit or understanding; foolish.

US/wˈɪtləs/

Meaning

3 senses

Lacking wit or understanding; foolish.
geistfrei, sinnfrei, hirnlos
безмозглыйbezmozglyj
(of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment
Indiscreet; not using clear and sound judgment.
Mindless, lacking conscious thought or the capacity for it.

Translations

3 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

Without wit or understanding:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

Without wit or understanding:

Origin

From Middle English witles, from Old English witlēas (“senseless; witless”), from Proto-Ge

From Middle English witles, from Old English witlēas (“senseless; witless”), from Proto-Germanic *witjalausaz (“witless”), equivalent to wit + -less. Cognate with Swedish vettlös (“senseless; witless; wild”), Icelandic vitlaus (“senseless; witless; foolish; mad”).

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