1.
[syn: moronity, mental deficiency]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
moronity
n 1: mild mental retardation [syn: moronity, mental
deficiency]