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.

n.; Sp. pl. Morones /plu>. [ Sp. ] An inferior olive size having a woody pulp and a large clingstone pit, growing in the mountainous and high-valley districts around the city of Moron, in Spain. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. Maroon; the color of an unripe black mulberry. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. having a mental age of between eight and twelve years; also used as a derogatory term. [ WordNet 1.5 ]