gormless

Meaning

Lacking intelligence, sense or understanding; foolish.

Synonyms

foolish

stupid

gaumless

dumb

silly

dizzy

💫

dopey

dopy

dull

feebleminded

goon

goose

🪿

goosey

goosy

half-witted

light-headed

lunkhead

moron

nudnik

patsy

sap

simpleton

sucker

turkey

unfledged

unfunny

unintelligent

verdant

wet behind the ears

goofball

unweaned

airhead

nudnick

anserine

changeling

daft

dimwit

Translations

dumm

doof

tardo

idiot

beschränkt

blöd

idiota

albern

dämlich

unbegabt

unerfahren

absurde

inexpert

inexpérimenté

estúpid

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɔːmləs/

Etymology

From dialectal English gaum (“heed, attention”) + -less (“without”), from Old Norse gaum, from Proto-Germanic *gaumaz, *gaumō (“heed, attention”). The ‘r’ found in this spelling is a vowel-lengthening device common in non-rhotic dialects of English.