different between moron vs moton

English

Etymology

Coined by psychologist Henry H. Goddard in 1910, from Ancient Greek ????? (m?rós, “foolish, dull”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m????n/
• Rhymes: -????n

Noun

moron (plural morons)

1. (informal, derogatory) A stupid person; an idiot; a fool.
2. (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

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

Synonyms

• Thesaurus:fool
• Thesaurus:idiot

Derived terms

• Baltimoron
• moronic
• moronicity
• moronism
• moronocracy

Related terms

• oxymoron
• sophomore

Translations

Further reading

• Moron (psychology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Monro, normo-

Esperanto

Noun

moron

1. accusative singular of moro

French

Etymology

From English, from Ancient Greek ????? (m?rós, “foolish, dull”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?.???/

Noun

moron m (plural morons, feminine moronne)

1. (Quebec) moron, idiot

Adjective

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

1. (Quebec, informal) stupid

Middle English

Noun

moron

1. Alternative form of morwe

Romanian

Noun

moron m (plural moroni)

1. Alternative form of morun

Declension

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mo??on]
• Hyphenation: mo?ron

Adjective

moron (comparative daha moron, superlative en moron)

1. fool, stupid, idiot, moronic

Noun

moron (definite accusative moronu, plural moronlar)

1. a moron

   Bir morona a??k oldum. — I fell in love with a moron.

Declension

Welsh

Etymology

From Old English moran, plural of more (“edible root, carrot, parsnip”), from Proto-West Germanic *morh?, from Proto-Germanic *murh?, from Proto-Indo-European *mr?k- (“edible herb, root, tuber”).

Noun

moron f pl (singulative moronen)

1. carrots

Mutation

Further reading

• "moron" in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru (A Dictionary of the Welsh Language). University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2014.

English

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps derived from Old French; compare Norman moton (“chin”), from Old French menton (“chin; chinguard (of a helmet)”).

Noun

moton (plural motons)

1. (military, historical) A small plate covering the armpit in armour of the 14th century and later.

References

Further reading

• moton in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Finnish

Noun

moton

1. Genitive singular form of motto.

Anagrams

• monot

Middle English

Noun

moton

1. Alternative form of motoun

Norman

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Compare Old French menton.

Noun

moton m (plural motons)

1. (Jersey, anatomy) chin

Occitan

Alternative forms

• moutoun (Mistralian)

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *multo, *multonis, from Gaulish [Term?], from Proto-Celtic *molto-. Compare French mouton.

Noun

moton m (plural motons) (Languedoc)

1. sheep

See also

• amontanhatge
• feda, oelha
• pastor

Further reading

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2016, page 430.

Old French

Noun

moton m (oblique plural motons, nominative singular motons, nominative plural moton)

1. Alternative form of mouton