'Moron' definitions:
Definition of 'moron'
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Definition of 'Moron'
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- Moron \Mo"ron\ (m[=o]"r[o^]n), n. [Gr. mw^ros foolish, stupid.]
- 1. (Pedagogy) A mentally retarded 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; an adult having the mental development of an 8-to-12-year old. A moron is considered capable of doing routine work under supervision. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
- 2. Hence, a very stupid person. [informal, derogatory] [PJC] -- {mo*ron"ic} adj. -- {mo*ron"ic*al*ly} adv. -- {mo"ron*ism} n. -- {mo*ron"i*ty} n.
Definition of 'Moron'
From: GCIDE
- Moron \Mo*ron"\ (m[-o]*r[=o]n"), n.; Sp. pl. Morones. [Sp.] 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Synonyms of 'moron'
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