moron
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɔːɹɒn/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔːɹɒn
- (without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /mo(ː)ɹɒn/, /-ɑn/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈmoɹɑn/, [ˈmo̞ɹɑn]
Noun
[edit]moron (plural morons)
- (informal, derogatory) A stupid person; an idiot; a fool.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fool, Thesaurus:idiot
- (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
- (philosophy) A hypothetical particle whose existence and configuration can make a moral judgment true.
Usage notes
[edit]- The current medical term for having an IQ between 50 and 70 is “mild intellectual disability”.
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Further reading
[edit]Moron (psychology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
[edit]Esperanto
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]moron
- accusative singular of moro
Finnish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]moron (colloquial)
- Alternative form of moro.
Noun
[edit]moron
Further reading
[edit]- “moron”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
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[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]English moron, from Ancient Greek μωρός (mōrós, “foolish, dull”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]moron m (plural morons, feminine moronne)
Adjective
[edit]moron (feminine moronne, masculine plural morons, feminine plural moronnes)
Middle English
[edit]Noun
[edit]moron
- Alternative form of morwe
Romanian
[edit]Noun
[edit]moron m (plural moroni)
- Alternative form of morun
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | ||||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | moron | moronul | moroni | moronii | |
genitive-dative | moron | moronului | moroni | moronilor | |
vocative | moronule | moronilor |
Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English moron, from Ancient Greek μωρός (mōrós, “slow, dull, foolish, stupid”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]moron
Noun
[edit]moron (definite accusative moronu, plural moronlar)
- moron
- Bir morona aşık oldum. ― I fell in love with a moron.
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | moron | moronlar |
definite accusative | moronu | moronları |
dative | morona | moronlara |
locative | moronda | moronlarda |
ablative | morondan | moronlardan |
genitive | moronun | moronların |
Welsh
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmɔrɔn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmoːrɔn/, /ˈmɔrɔn/
- Rhymes: -ɔrɔn
Etymology 1
[edit]From Old English moran, plural of more (“edible root, carrot, parsnip”), from Proto-West Germanic *morhā, from Proto-Germanic *murhǭ.
Noun
[edit]moron f (collective, singulative moronen)
Derived terms
[edit]- dyfrforon (“marshwort”)
- lloerforon (“mountain stone parsley, moon carrots”)
- moron arfor (“sea carrots”)
- moron Awstralia (“Australian carrots”)
- moron melynion (“skirrets”)
- moron pigog (“prickly parsnips”)
- moron y dŵr (“water parsnips”)
- moron y gwartheg (“cow parsnips, hogweed”)
- moron y maes (“wild carrots”)
- moron yr ardd (“garden carrots”)
Mutation
[edit]radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
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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
[edit]Noun
[edit]moron
- Nasal mutation of boron.
Mutation
[edit]radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
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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
[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
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