gormless

English - Turkish

Definition of gormless in English Turkish dictionary

{s} akılsız

{s} aptal

düşüncesiz

English - English

Definition of gormless in English English dictionary

Lacking intelligence, sense or discernment, often implying lack of capacity of will to remedy the condition

Inexperienced, naïve, innocent to the point of foolishness

{s} idiotic, lacking intelligence, stupid

disapproval If you say that someone is gormless, you think that they are stupid because they do not understand things very well. very stupid (gaumless (18-20 centuries), from gaum (18-19 centuries), from gaumr )

British informal

Hyphenation

gorm·less

Synonyms

dull, slow, stupid, inexperienced, naive

Etymology

[ 'gorm-l&s ] (adjective.) 1883. From English dialectal gaum + suffix -less. Originally from Proto-Germanic *gaum- (“understand”). The ‘r’ found in this spelling is a vowel-lengthening device common in non-rhotic dialects of English.