mooncalf
Absent-minded lunar dolt
A mooncalf is a fool or simpleton—someone dreamy, absentminded, or out of touch with reality.
The word carries a gentle, old-fashioned quality, suggesting harmless foolishness rather than malice: Don't be such a mooncalf; pay attention.
Originally, mooncalf referred to a misshapen birth or monster, attributed to lunar influence.
Frightening imaginary creature
- freakAbnormal deviation from typical
- changelingSubstituted fairy child
- aberrationDeviation from the norm
- abominationLoathsome, detestable thing
grotesque · chimera · mutant · misshapen · deformed · unnatural · prodigy · portent
Easily deceived
- credulousProne to blind trust
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- trustingInclined to believe others
- innocentFree from moral wrong
impressionable · unsuspecting · ingenuous · exploitable · deceived · vulnerable · misled · unwary
Habitual reverie indulger
- stargazerOne who observes heavens
- woolgathererHabitual idle fantasizer
- idleWithout activity or purpose
- absent-mindedProne to forgetting things
distracted · abstracted · listless · lovestruck · romantic · pining · besotted · infatuated
simpleton
Unintelligent person
dimwit · nincompoop · oaf · buffoon · ignoramus · nitwit · numskull · lummox · clod · booby
monster
Frightening imaginary creature
- freakAbnormal deviation from typical
- changelingSubstituted fairy child
- aberrationDeviation from the norm
abomination · grotesque · chimera · mutant · misshapen · deformed · unnatural · prodigy · portent · oddity
gullible
Easily deceived
innocent · impressionable · unsuspecting · ingenuous · exploitable · deceived · vulnerable · misled · unwary · fooled
daydreamer
Habitual reverie indulger
- stargazerOne who observes heavens
- woolgathererHabitual idle fantasizer
- idleWithout activity or purpose
absent-minded · distracted · abstracted · listless · lovestruck · romantic · pining · besotted · infatuated · lovesick
- pregnancy mythsold wives tales, Chinese calendar, Mayan calendar, eating for two
mooncalfgenius
Person of rare brilliance
sage · brain · mastermind · Einstein · thinker
mooncalfsophisticate
Worldly, cultured person
worldly-wise · realist · man of the world · woman of the world · pragmatist