Oaf

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A person regarded as stupid or clumsy.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins, hence, a deformed or foolish child.
  • n. A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton; an idiot.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Originally, an elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins; hence, a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an idiot.
  • n. A clumsy or awkward person.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In popular superstition, a changeling; a foolish or otherwise defective child left by fairies in the place of another carried off by them.
  • n. A dolt; an idiot; a blockhead; a simpleton.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an awkward stupid person
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Form
    oafish   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    simpleton    idiot    klutz    clod    lummox    stumblebum   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    boor    lout    dolt    ignoramus    simpleton    jackass    coot    lummox    lubber    numskull