niais

Meaning

nier

to deny

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Concepts

inane
fatuous
vacuous
fool
simpleton
simple
nincompoop
silly
green
idiotic
mindless
nestling
ninny
noodle
piddling
poop
💩
simple-minded
stupid
tomfool
vacant
vapid
asinine
zany
blockhead
brainless
chucklehead
dimwit
dumb
dumbhead
foolish
Synonyms

sot
C2
imbécile
B1
stupide
A2
idiot
A2
benêt
37k
gourde
C2
crétin
B1
nigaud
20k
débile
B2
couillon
C2
abruti
B2
dadais
cornichon
C2
naïf
C1
simplet
24k
demeuré
C2
godiche
bêta
C2
con
A2
bête
A2

mal cuit

connard
B1
niaise
34k
sotte
C2

inane

cloche
B1
🔔
ravi
B1
balourd
28k
mièvre

nicodème

timbré
21k

toton

asinien
cucul
35k

niquedouille

toto

bozo

gnioche

asinine
nunuche
41k
niaiseux
46k
sans-dessein
cossin

tatais

tarla

zarzais

sans-génie

nounoune

nono
40k
niochon
Translations

albern
insulso
bobo
stupido
bön
aptal
tordo
sciocco
stom
🔇
Trottel
nichtssagend

ανόητος

Dummkopf
fesso
😫
blödsinnig
Frequency

24k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/njɛ/
Etymology

Inherited from Old French
niés
In summary

Inherited from Old French niés, from a Vulgar Latin *nīdācem, derived from nīdus (“nest”) + -āx.

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