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Boneheaded

adjective/kˌɑːɹdɪˌoʊsklɚɹˈoʊsɪs/
Definition
(used informally) stupid
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˌɑːɹdɪˌoʊsklɚɹˈoʊsɪs/
🇬🇧British English
/bˈʌŋfʊl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/bˈʌŋfʊl/
4 syllables Say it as /kˌɑːɹdɪˌoʊsklɚɹˈoʊsɪs/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
blöde
(informell verwendet) dumm
🇫🇷French
crétin
(utilisé de manière informelle) stupide
🇪🇸Spanish
tonto
(usado informalmente) estúpido
🇮🇹Italian
testa d'ossa
(usato in modo informale) stupido
🇳🇱Dutch
stomkop
(informeel gebruikt) dom
🇵🇹Portuguese
estúpido
(usado informalmente) estúpido
🇷🇺Russian
тупоголовый
(используется неофициально) глупо
India
🇮🇳Hindi
हड्डीवाला
(अनौपचारिक रूप से प्रयुक्त) मूर्ख
🇮🇳Tamil
எலும்புத் தலை
(முறைசாரா முறையில் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது) முட்டாள்
🇮🇳Telugu
బోన్ హెడ్డ్
(అనధికారికంగా ఉపయోగించబడుతుంది) తెలివితక్కువది
🇮🇳Marathi
हाडाचे डोके
(अनौपचारिकपणे वापरलेले) मूर्ख
🇮🇳Gujarati
બોનહેડ
(અનૌપચારિક રીતે વપરાયેલ) મૂર્ખ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮೂಳೆತಲೆ
(ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕವಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ) ಮೂರ್ಖ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അസ്ഥിതലയുള്ള
(അനൗപചാരികമായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു) മണ്ടത്തരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਹੱਡੀਆਂ ਵਾਲਾ
(ਗੈਰ-ਰਸਮੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਗਿਆ) ਮੂਰਖ
🇵🇰Urdu
ہڈیوں والا
(غیر رسمی طور پر استعمال کیا جاتا ہے) بیوقوف
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
愚蠢的
(非正式使用)愚蠢的
🇯🇵Japanese
骨頭の
(非公式に使われる)愚かな
🇰🇷Korean
뼈머리가 있는
(비공식적으로 사용됨) 멍청하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đầu xương
(dùng một cách thân mật) ngu ngốc
🇹🇭Thai
โง่
(ใช้อย่างไม่เป็นทางการ) โง่เขลา
🇮🇩Indonesian
keras kepala
(digunakan secara informal) bodoh
🇵🇭Filipino
buto ulo
(ginamit impormal) bobo
🇲🇾Malay
berkepala tulang
(digunakan secara tidak rasmi) bodoh
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ذو رأس عظمي
(تستخدم بشكل غير رسمي) غبي
🇮🇷Persian
سر استخوان دار
(به طور غیررسمی استفاده می شود) احمقانه
🇹🇷Turkish
mankafalı
(gayri resmi olarak kullanılır) aptal
🇮🇱Hebrew
בעל ראש
(בשימוש לא רשמי) טיפש
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'boneheaded'?
The primary meaning of 'boneheaded' is '(used informally) stupid'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'boneheaded' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'boneheaded' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'boneheaded' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'boneheaded' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'boneheaded' easy to spell?
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