moron

Coined by American psychologist Henry H. Goddard in 1910, from μωρόν : mōrón, the neuter form of Ancient Greek μωρός (mōrós, “foolish, dull”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔːɹɒn/

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  Rhymes: -ɔːɹɒn

• (without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /mo(ː)ɹɒn/, /-ɑn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmoɹɑn/, [ˈmo̞ɹɑn]

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

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

• → French: moron
• → Turkish: moron

•   Moron (psychology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• Monro, normo-

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

moron

1. accusative singular of moro

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

moron (colloquial)

1. Alternative form of moro.

moron

1. genitive singular of moro

• “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

• normo

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

• IPA^(key): /mɔ.ʁɔ̃/

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moron m (plural morons, feminine moronne)

1. (Quebec) moron, idiot

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

1. (Quebec, informal) stupid

   Que t’es moron, toi! ― Gosh, you're stupid!

moron

1. Alternative form of morwe

moron m (plural moroni)

1. Alternative form of morun

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

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

moron

1. fool, stupid, idiot, moronic

moron (definite accusative moronu, plural moronlar)

1. moron

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

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔrɔn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmoːrɔn/, /ˈmɔrɔn/
• Rhymes: -ɔrɔn

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”).

moron f (collective, singulative moronen)

1. carrots

moron

1. Nasal mutation of boron.

• 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