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MORON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Moron mean?
• MORON (noun)
The noun MORON has 2 senses:
1. a person of subnormal intelligence
2. a city in Argentina, to the west of Buenos Aires
Familiarity information: MORON used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person of subnormal intelligence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
changeling; cretin; half-wit; idiot; imbecile; moron; retard
Hypernyms ("moron" is a kind of...):
simple; simpleton (a person lacking intelligence or common sense)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "moron"):
mongoloid (a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense, now considered offensive))
Derivation:
moronic (having a mental age of between eight and twelve years)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A city in Argentina, to the west of Buenos Aires
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Moron" is a part of...):
Argentina; Argentine Republic (a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America)
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