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moron

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English

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Etymology

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Coined by American psychologist Henry H. Goddard in 1910, from Ancient Greek μωρόν (mōrón), the neuter form of μωρός (mōrós, foolish, dull). Coined in the third sense by philosopher Ronald Dworkin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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
  3. (philosophy) A hypothetical particle whose existence and configuration can make a moral judgment true.

Usage notes

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • French: moron
  • Turkish: moron

Translations

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Esperanto

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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moron

  1. accusative singular of moro

Finnish

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Pronunciation

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

Interjection

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moron (colloquial)

  1. Alternative form of moro.

Noun

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moron

  1. genitive singular of moro

Further reading

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Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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moron m (plural morons, feminine moronne)

  1. (Quebec) moron, idiot

Adjective

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

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

Middle English

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Noun

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moron

  1. Alternative form of morwe

Romanian

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Noun

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moron m (plural moroni)

  1. Alternative form of morun

Declension

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Declension of moron
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative moron moronul moroni moronii
genitive-dative moron moronului moroni moronilor
vocative moronule moronilor

Turkish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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moron

  1. fool, stupid, idiot, moronic

Noun

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moron (definite accusative moronu, plural moronlar)

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

Declension

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Declension of moron
singular plural
nominative moron moronlar
definite accusative moronu moronları
dative morona moronlara
locative moronda moronlarda
ablative morondan moronlardan
genitive moronun moronların

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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moron f (collective, singulative moronen)

  1. carrots
Derived terms
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Mutation

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Mutated forms of moron
radical soft nasal aspirate
moron foron unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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moron

  1. Nasal mutation of boron.

Mutation

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Mutated forms of boron
radical soft nasal aspirate
boron foron moron unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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  • 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