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double-dome

noun dou·ble-dome \ ˈdə-bəl-ˌdōm \

Definition of double-dome

:intellectual

First Known Use of double-dome

1938

double-dome Synonyms

Synonyms

double-dome, egghead, geek, highbrow, intellectualist, longhair, nerd

Antonyms

anti-intellectual, lowbrow, philistine

Related Words

blue, bluestocking; Brahmin, mandarin, sage; intellectualizer, pseud [British]; brain, genius, intellect, thinker, whiz, wizard

Near Antonyms

blockhead, dolt, dope, dumbbell, dummy, dunce, fathead, half-wit, imbecile, moron, nitwit, pinhead, simpleton

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