moron

See also: Moron, Morón, morón, mörön, Mörön, and Moroń

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmoɹɑn/, [ˈmo̞ɹɑn]
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɔːɹɒn/
    Audio (UK)(file)
    Rhymes: -ɔːɹɒn
  • (without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /mo(ː)ɹɒn/, /-ɑn/

Noun

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

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → French: moron
  • → Turkish: moron

Translations
idiot — see idiot
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Further reading

Anagrams

Esperanto

Noun

moron

  1. accusative singular of moro

Finnish

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

Interjection

moron

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of moro.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɔ.ʁɔ̃/
  • Audio (CAN)(file)

Noun

moron m (plural morons, feminine moronne)

  1. (Quebec) moron, idiot

Adjective

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

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

Middle English

Noun

moron

  1. Alternative form of morwe

Romanian

Noun

moron m (plural moroni)

  1. Alternative form of morun

Declension
Declension of moron
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) moron moronul (niște) moroni moronii
genitive/dative (unui) moron moronului (unor) moroni moronilor
vocative moronule moronilor

Turkish

Etymology

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

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

Adjective

moron

  1. fool, stupid, idiot, moronic

Noun

moron (definite accusative moronu, plural moronlar)

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

Declension
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

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

moron f pl (singulative moronen)

  1. carrots

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
moron foron unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Noun

moron

  1. Nasal mutation of boron.

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

Further reading
  • 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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