MORON


Meaning of MORON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmȯr-ˌän ]

noun

Etymology: irregular from Greek mōros foolish, stupid

Date: 1910

1. usually offensive : a mildly mentally retarded person

2. : a very stupid person

• mo·ron·ic mə-ˈrä-nik, mȯ- adjective

• mo·ron·i·cal·ly -ni-k(ə-)lē adverb

• mo·ron·ism ˈmȯr-ˌä-ˌni-zəm noun

• mo·ron·i·ty mə-ˈrä-nə-tē, mȯ- noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.