Home › Words › B › blockpateblockpateblockpate means A stupid person; a blockhead.EtymologyBlock + patenounA stupid person; a blockhead.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.clodpate 74% match — A blockhead; an idiot or fool. vs blockpate →blockheaded 72% match — Resembling a blockhead; stupid vs blockpate →beetlehead 70% match — A stupid person; a blockhead. vs blockpate →blockheadly 69% match — Stupid, idiotic. vs blockpate →blockheadedly 67% match — In a blockheaded way. vs blockpate →clodpole 67% match — A stupid person; blockhead. vs blockpate →dummkopf 67% match — A stupid person; a dolt, dimwit, or blockhead. vs blockpate →blockheadism 66% match — The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity or idiocy. vs blockpate →