"nigaud" meaning in French

See nigaud in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ni.ɡo/ Forms: nigaude [feminine], nigauds [masculine, plural], nigaudes [feminine, plural]
Etymology: From Nigodème, a dialectal variant of Nicodème (“Nicodemus”), the semantic connection probably referring to the Pharisee's naive questions to Jesus Christ in the Book of John. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|Nigodème}} Nigodème, {{m|fr|Nicodème|t=Nicodemus}} Nicodème (“Nicodemus”) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} nigaud (feminine nigaude, masculine plural nigauds, feminine plural nigaudes)
  1. silly, dimwitted Derived forms: nigaudement, nigauderie, nigaudiser
    Sense id: en-nigaud-fr-adj-W-xpi6x3 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 53 47

Noun

IPA: /ni.ɡo/ Forms: nigauds [plural]
Etymology: From Nigodème, a dialectal variant of Nicodème (“Nicodemus”), the semantic connection probably referring to the Pharisee's naive questions to Jesus Christ in the Book of John. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|Nigodème}} Nigodème, {{m|fr|Nicodème|t=Nicodemus}} Nicodème (“Nicodemus”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} nigaud m (plural nigauds)
  1. nincompoop, goof, nitwit Tags: masculine Synonyms: nigaudinos Derived forms: attrape-nigaud, nigauder, nigaudinos
    Sense id: en-nigaud-fr-noun-Fx76J5WI Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 53 47

Inflected forms

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