MORON

Moron

(noun) a city in Argentina, to the west of Buenos Aires

idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retard

(noun) a person of subnormal intelligence

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Moron

A commune in southwestern Haiti.

Anagrams

• Monro, normo-

Etymology

Noun

moron (plural morons)

(informal, derogatory) A stupid person; an idiot; a fool.

(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

The current medical term for having an IQ between 50 and 70 is “mild intellectual disability”.

Synonyms

• Thesaurus:fool

• Thesaurus:idiot

Anagrams

• Monro, normo-

Source: Wiktionary


Mo"ron, n. (Pedagogy)

Definition: A person whose intellectual development proceeds normally up to about the eighth year of age and is then arrested so that there is little or no further development.

Mo*ron", n.; Sp. pl. Morones (#). [Sp.]

Definition: An inferior olive size having a woody pulp and a large clingstone pit, growing in the mountainous and high-valley districts around the city of Moron, in Spain.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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