Dictionary

idiotic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌɪdiˈɑtɪk/ (General-American)
• /ˌɪdiˈɒtɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˌɪɾiˈɑɾɪk] (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *swéd-yo-s Proto-Hellenic *hwédios Ancient Greek ἴδιος (ídios) Ancient Greek -ώτης (-ṓtēs) Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs) Latin idiotabor. Old French idiotebor. Middle English ydiote English idiot Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English idiotic From idiot + -ic.

Meanings

1. (of a person or animal) Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; characterised with behaviour resembling idiocy.
2. (of an action) Having the quality of idiocy; very foolish
   • Everyone else shifted uncomfortably as this guy continued his derisive laughter and proclaimed my quest the most idiotic thing he'd heard in his life. 2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 131:

Forms

Deriveds

idiotical · unidiotic · idioticity

Relateds

idiocy · idioticness · idiotically · idiot

Synonyms

nonsensical · idiotish · stupid

Translations (74)

bn মূর্খ (having the quality of idiocy) · fa احمق (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · gl babeco (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · lv idiotisks (having the quality of idiocy) · sv idiotisk (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · es idiótico (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · sv dum (having the quality of idiocy) · cmn 愚蠢的 (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · gl lores (having the quality of idiocy) · gl mascato (having the quality of idiocy) · gl babeco (having the quality of idiocy) · bn মূর্খ (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · sh идѝотскӣ (having the quality of idiocy) · id tolol (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · cs idiotský (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · id idiot (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · id bodoh (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · gl babiolo (having the quality of idiocy) · eo idiota (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · gl babiolo (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · sv idiotisk (having the quality of idiocy) · gl mascato (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · gl parvo (having the quality of idiocy) · lv idiotisks (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · ota بوك (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · mi rūrūwai (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · vo diotanik (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · ur مورکھ (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · ja 馬鹿な (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · sh idìotskī (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · gl pallouco (having the quality of idiocy) · da idiotisk (having the quality of idiocy) · tr salakça (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · gl lores (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · ota شاشقین (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · id idiot (having the quality of idiocy) · sh idìotskī (having the quality of idiocy) · fi idioottimainen (having the quality of idiocy) · ar عَبِيط (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · de idiotisch (having the quality of idiocy) · pt idiota (having the quality of idiocy) · grc βεβρός (having the quality of idiocy) · gl parvo (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · fi idioottimainen (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · mi hukehuke (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · ru идио́тский (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · ru дура́цкий (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · es idiota (having the quality of idiocy) · cmn 白痴的 (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · ur احمق (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · da idiotisk (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · fr idiotique (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · eo idiota (having the quality of idiocy) · pl idiotowaty (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · sa मूर्ख (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · gl pallouco (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · tr saçma (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · fr idiot (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · vo diotik (having the quality of idiocy) · pt idiótico (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · gl bolonio (having the quality of idiocy) · sh идѝотскӣ (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · de idiotisch (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · hi अहमक़ (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · hi मूर्ख (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · ca idiota (having the quality of idiocy) · fr stupide (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · pl idiotyczny (having the quality of idiocy) · da dum (having the quality of idiocy) · id goblok (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · de blöd (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · my နှမ်း (having the quality of idiocy) · gl bolonio (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) · nl idioot (having the quality of idiocy)