moron
English edit
Etymology edit
Coined by American psychologist Henry H. Goddard in 1910, from Ancient Greek μωρός (mōrós, “foolish, dull”).
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɔːɹɒn/
- (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
Usage notes edit
- The current medical term for having an IQ between 50 and 70 is “mild intellectual disability”.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Translations edit
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Further reading edit
- Moron (psychology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams edit
Esperanto 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
Anagrams 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
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)
- a moron
- Bir morona aşık oldum. ― I fell in love with a moron.
Declension edit
Inflection | ||
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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
- (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, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥k- (“edible herb, root, tuber”).
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
Welsh mutation | |||
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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
- Nasal mutation of boron.
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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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