dolthood

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noun

The quality of being a dolt or fool.

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Meanings

noundolthood (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being a dolt or fool.

    Viewing your own dad as an example of perfect dolthood allowed the teenage you to develop personal values rather than swallowing your father's ideas whole.

    2010, Joy Browne, The Nine Fantasies That Will Ruin Your Life, page 26

Origin

From dolt + -hood.

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APA

dolthood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolthood

MLA

“dolthood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolthood. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dolthood,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolthood.

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