gaumless
- adjective
- /ˈɡɔːmləs/
- Offensive
:
tonto (informal, arcaico, ofensivo)
- She thought him gaumless for forgetting his way home yet again.
Examples
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The workers seemed gaumless after the long night shift.
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Don't be so gaumless; pay attention to what's happening around you.
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He is so gaumless when it comes to solving puzzles.
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Don't be so gaumless! Think before you act.
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Don't be so gaumless; pay attention to what's happening around you.
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She thought him gaumless for forgetting his way home yet again.
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The workers seemed gaumless after the long night shift.
Synonyms
138
8.1
Not smart or quick to understand
28
6.5
Slow to understand and not quick to learn
24
3.5
Very stupid and not using common sense
19
2.8
Slow to notice or react to things
18
4.1
Having a blank look that shows no thought or interest
9
6.8
Not showing good sense or judgment
6
5.6
Not quick to understand or learn
6
5.3
Not very smart and slow to understand things
4
7.9
Slow to understand simple ideas or instructions
3
6.7
Not quick to understand or think
3
6.3
Silly, not very intelligent and not serious
1
9.9
A word for someone with much less than normal ability to think or learn that people now see as insulting
1
9.9
Someone who is not smart and slow to understand
1
9.3
Not very smart and acting in a foolish way
1
8.1
Not quick to understand or learn new things
1
9.9
A rude word for a person who is slow to understand
1
9.9
Slow to understand things and often acting foolishly
1
8.8
Not very smart or sensible
Slow to understand things
Pleasant and friendly but not very smart
Not very quick to understand things
Not smart and slow to understand
Slow to understand or learn things
Antonyms
How Unintelligent
Surface Forms
Morphology
gaumless = gaum (opaque) = gaum + less
Although formed with the productive suffix '-less', the base 'gaum' is dialectal/obscure so learners cannot reliably infer the meaning.
Etymology
The word gaumless likely comes from an old northern English word gaum meaning 'to stare' or 'be foolish', plus the ending -less meaning 'without'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of someone who gawks and seems 'without' sense or energy, which is why gaumless means slow-witted or sluggish.