Word BookShort entry

Saphead

noun/sˈæfɛd/

Definition

a person who lacks good judgment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈæfɛd/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈafɛd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈafɛd/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈæfɛd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fool sap tomfool muggins

Word Forms

fool

verb

fool or hoax

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Saftkopf

eine Person, der es an gutem Urteilsvermögen mangelt

🇫🇷French

cruche

une personne qui manque de bon jugement

🇪🇸Spanish

bobo

una persona que carece de buen juicio

🇳🇱Dutch

sapkop

iemand die geen goed beoordelingsvermogen heeft

🇵🇹Portuguese

idiota

uma pessoa que não tem bom senso

🇷🇺Russian

тупица

человек, которому не хватает здравого смысла

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सॅपहेड

एक व्यक्ति जिसमें अच्छे निर्णय का अभाव है

🇮🇳Telugu

సప్హెడ్

మంచి విచక్షణ లేని వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Gujarati

સૅપહેડ

એવી વ્યક્તિ કે જેની પાસે સારા નિર્ણયનો અભાવ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಪ್ಹೆಡ್

ಉತ್ತಮ ತೀರ್ಪು ಇಲ್ಲದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സപ്ഹെഡ്

നല്ല വിവേകമില്ലാത്ത ഒരു വ്യക്തി

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

傻瓜

🇯🇵Japanese

樹液頭

正しい判断力に欠けている人

🇰🇷Korean

수액

판단력이 부족한 사람

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นคนหัวดื้อ

บุคคลที่ขาดวิจารณญาณที่ดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

orang goblok

seseorang yang tidak memiliki penilaian yang baik

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

ساپهد

فردی که فاقد قضاوت خوب است

🇹🇷Turkish

aptal

iyi muhakeme yeteneğine sahip olmayan bir kişi

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What is the primary definition of the word 'saphead'?

The primary meaning of 'saphead' is 'a person who lacks good judgment'.

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Using 'saphead' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'saphead' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'saphead' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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