oaf

[ ohf ]
/ oʊf /
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noun

a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
a simpleton; dunce; blockhead.
Archaic.
  1. a deformed or mentally deficient child.
  2. a changeling.

Origin of oaf

1615–25; variant of auf, Middle English alfe, Old English ælf elf; cognate with German Alp nightmare

synonym study for oaf

1. See boorish.

OTHER WORDS FROM oaf

oaf·ish, adjective oaf·ish·ly, adverb oaf·ish·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH oaf

oaf oath

Words nearby oaf

o/a, o/c, o/s, o2o, oa, oaf, oahu, oak, oak apple, oak creek, oak fern

Words related to oafish

bungling, dumb, gawky, graceless, half-witted, heavy-handed, idiotic, ignorant, inelegant, inept, lumbering, lumpish, moronic, simple, simpleminded, slow, uncoordinated, ungainly, unintelligent, bumbling

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British Dictionary definitions for oafish

oaf
/ (əʊf) /

noun

a stupid or loutish person

Derived forms of oaf

oafish, adjective oafishly, adverb oafishness, noun

Word Origin for oaf

C17: variant of Old English ælf elf