Antonyms for cretinous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kreet-n or, esp. British, kret-n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkrit n or, esp. British, ˈkrɛt n |
Definition of cretinous
Origin :- 1779, from French crétin (18c.), from Alpine dialect crestin, "a dwarfed and deformed idiot" of a type formerly found in families in the Alpine lands, a condition caused by a congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones, from Vulgar Latin *christianus "a Christian," a generic term for "anyone," but often with a sense of "poor fellow." Related: Cretinism (1801).
- As in asinine : adj senseless
- As in nescient : adj ignorant
- As in uninstructed : adj ignorant
- As in unscholarly : adj ignorant
- As in ignorant : adj unaware, unknowing
- Of these cretinous calumnies, there were hundreds afloat for years on end.
- Extract from : « Charles Bradlaugh: a Record of His Life and Work, Volume II (of 2) » by Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner and J. M. (John Mackinnon) Robertson
Synonyms for cretinous
- absurd
- apprenticed
- benighted
- birdbrained
- blind to
- cretinous
- daft
- dense
- foolish
- green
- half-witted
- idiotic
- illiterate
- imbecilic
- in the dark
- inane
- inexperienced
- innocent
- insensible
- mindless
- misinformed
- moronic
- naive
- nescient
- oblivious
- obtuse
- shallow
- silly
- sophomoric
- stupid
- thick
- unconscious
- unconversant
- uncultivated
- uncultured
- uneducated
- unenlightened
- uninformed
- uninitiated
- uninstructed
- unintellectual
- unknowledgeable
- unlearned
- unlettered
- unmindful
- unread
- unschooled
- unstudious
- unsuspecting
- untaught
- untrained
- unwitting
- witless
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