moron

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Coined by American psychologist Henry H. Goddard in 1910, from Ancient Greek μωρός (mōrós, foolish, dull).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

moron (plural morons)

  1. (informal, derogatory) A stupid person; an idiot; a fool.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fool, Thesaurus:idiot
  2. (psychology, dated, originally) A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70.
    Synonym: feeble-minded

Usage notes[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • French: moron
  • Turkish: moron

Translations[edit]

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Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Esperanto[edit]

Noun[edit]

moron

  1. accusative singular of moro

Finnish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoron/, [ˈmo̞ro̞n]
  • Rhymes: -oron
  • Syllabification(key): mo‧ron

Interjection[edit]

moron (colloquial)

  1. Alternative form of moro.

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Orthographic borrowing from English moron, from Ancient Greek μωρός (mōrós, foolish, dull).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

moron m (plural morons, feminine moronne)

  1. (Quebec) moron, idiot

Adjective[edit]

moron (feminine moronne, masculine plural morons, feminine plural moronnes)

  1. (Quebec, informal) stupid
    Que t’es moron, toi!Gosh, you're stupid!

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

moron

  1. Alternative form of morwe

Romanian[edit]

Noun[edit]

moron m (plural moroni)

  1. Alternative form of morun

Declension[edit]

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English moron, from Ancient Greek μωρός (mōrós, slow, dull, foolish, stupid).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [moɾˈon]
  • Hyphenation: mo‧ron

Adjective[edit]

moron

  1. fool, stupid, idiot, moronic

Noun[edit]

moron (definite accusative moronu, plural moronlar)

  1. a moron
    Bir morona aşık oldum.I fell in love with a moron.

Declension[edit]

Inflection
Nominative moron
Definite accusative moronu
Singular Plural
Nominative moron moronlar
Definite accusative moronu moronları
Dative morona moronlara
Locative moronda moronlarda
Ablative morondan moronlardan
Genitive moronun moronların

Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old English moran, plural of more (edible root, carrot, parsnip), from Proto-West Germanic *morhā, from Proto-Germanic *murhǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥k- (edible herb, root, tuber).

Noun[edit]

moron f (collective, singulative moronen)

  1. carrots
Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
moron foron unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

moron

  1. Nasal mutation of boron.

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
boron foron moron unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “moron”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies