Home › Words › B › blockheadismblockheadismblockheadism means the character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity or idiocy.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, blockheadism ranks #13,957 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom blockhead + -ism.nounThe character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity or idiocy.e.g.“Robespierre, when he heard of it, broke out into something almost like swearing at the brutish blockheadism of this Hébert[.]” — 1837, Thomas Carlyle, chapter VII, in The French Revolution: A History […], volume III (The Guillotine), London: James Fraser, […], →OCLC, book IV (Terror), page 272:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.blockheadedness 80% match — The state or condition of being blockheaded. vs blockheadism →blockheadly 79% match — Stupid, idiotic. vs blockheadism →blockheadedly 79% match — In a blockheaded way. vs blockheadism →blockheaded 75% match — Resembling a blockhead; stupid vs blockheadism →blockheadish 75% match — stupid vs blockheadism →blockheadess 68% match — A female blockhead. vs blockheadism →blockpate 66% match — A stupid person; a blockhead. vs blockheadism →beetlehead 66% match — A stupid person; a blockhead. vs blockheadism →