# moron
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

moron (plural morons)
* (informal, derogatory) A stupid person; an idiot; a fool.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fool, Thesaurus:idiot
* (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
* (philosophy) A hypothetical particle whose existence and configuration can make a moral judgment true.

#### Usage notes

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

#### Derived terms

* Baltimoron
* momo
* moronic
* moron in a hurry
* moronism
* moronocracy

#### Related terms

* moronicity
* moronicness
* oxymoron
* sophomore

#### Descendants

* → French: moron
* → Turkish: moron

#### Translations

    The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

### Further reading

* Moron (psychology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* Monro, normo-

## Esperanto
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmoron]
* Rhymes: -oron
* Hyphenation: mo‧ron

### Noun

moron
* accusative singular of moro

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmoron/, [ˈmo̞ro̞n]
* Rhymes: -oron
* Hyphenation: mo‧ron

### Interjection

moron (colloquial)
* Alternative form of moro.

### Noun

moron
* genitive singular of moro

### Further reading

* “moron”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

### Anagrams

* normo

## French
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɔ.ʁɔ̃/
* Audio (Canada):(file)

### Noun

moron m (plural morons, feminine moronne)
* (Quebec) moron, idiot

### Adjective

moron (feminine moronne, masculine plural morons, feminine plural moronnes)
* (Quebec, informal) stupid
    Que t’es moron, toi! ― Gosh, you're stupid!

## Middle English
### Noun

moron
* Alternative form of morwe

## Romanian
### Noun

moron m (plural moroni)
* Alternative form of morun

#### Declension
## Turkish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [moɾˈon]
* Hyphenation: mo‧ron

### Adjective

moron
* fool, stupid, idiot, moronic

### Noun

moron (definite accusative moronu, plural moronlar)
* moron
    Bir morona aşık oldum. ― I fell in love with a moron.

#### Declension
## Welsh
### Pronunciation

* (North Wales) IPA: /ˈmɔrɔn/
* (South Wales) IPA: /ˈmoːrɔn/, /ˈmɔrɔn/
* Rhymes: -ɔrɔn

### 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 (collective, singulative moronen)
* carrots

##### Derived terms

* dyfrforon (“marshwort”)
* lloerforon (“mountain stone parsley, moon carrots”)
* moron arfor (“sea carrots”)
* moron Awstralia (“Australian carrots”)
* moron melynion (“skirrets”)
* moron pigog (“prickly parsnips”)
* moron y dŵr (“water parsnips”)
* moron y gwartheg (“cow parsnips, hogweed”)
* moron y maes (“wild carrots”)
* moron yr ardd (“garden carrots”)

#### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

moron
* Nasal mutation of boron.

#### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### 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