necio

Meaning

Concepts

foolish
silly
fool
dumb
stupid
deaf
silent
🔇
unwise
ludicrous
simper
dull
gateway
gawk
goof
goon
hen-witted
idiot
idiotic
ignorant
imbecilic
inane
incomprehensible
inconceivable
insensate
irritating
lacking

loggerhead

lout
lubber
lummox
lump
meshuga
mindless
oaf
obscure
obtuse
puzzling
rattlebrained
sottish
stumblebum
tomfool
unintelligible
useless
witless
cockamamy
goony
nutty as a fruitcake
insipient
sawney
dunderheaded
Synonyms

tonto
A2
bobo
C1
idiota
A1
torpe
C1
imbécil
B1
estúpido
A2
bruto
C1
sordo
C1
zonzo
tonta
B1
mudo
C1
🔇
pesado
B2
insensato
22k
rudo
C1
silencioso
C1
🔇
boba
C2
estúpida
B1
fatuo
imprudente
C2
incapaz
C1
insensata
36k
mentecato
48k
necia
44k
palurdo
36k
pazguato
zoquete
27k
zopenco
47k
boludo
C2
majadero
chumo

pendejerete

puñetero
25k

guajoloton

calzonudo

burro
C1
🫏

cuerudo

carijo
cómico
C1
absurdo
B2

motolito

estulto
gracioso
A2
😄
ignorante
C1
inútil
B1
loco
A1
menso
obstinado
C2
patán
C2
puerta
A1
🚪
sandio
Translations

dumm
albern
bête
stupido
tolo
stultus
töricht
dom
idiota
dwaas
sot
närrisch
tonto
stupide
pazzo
Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
ne‧cio
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈneθjo/
Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish
nesçio
Cognate with English
English
nice
In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish nesçio, from Latin nescius (“ignorant”), from ne- (“not”) + sciō (“to know”). Cognate with English nice.

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