Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moronic

/mɔɹˈɑnɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: mo-ro-nic
IPA: /mɔɹˈɑnɪk/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a mental age of between seven and twelve years.

Dated

adj

Behaving in the manner of a moron; idiotic; stupid.

Informal

Example Sentences

"moronic behavior"
"Excessive contrarianism against the liberal establishment has also resulted in slopulism spiralling off into the most moronic of conspiracy theories."

Etymology

Etymology tree English moron Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English moronic From moron + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /mɔɹˈɑnɪk/
British English: /mɔːˈɹɒnɪk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more moronic (comparative) most moronic (superlative)

Derived Forms

moronically moronicism moronicity moronicness sophomoronic submoronic unmoronic

Phrases

moronic acid

Frequently Paired Words

moron moronic acid

Rhymes With

electronic chronic iconic sonic ironic tonic demonic harmonic ionic platonic supersonic masonic

Questions

How do you pronounce moronic?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɔɹˈɑnɪk/.
What does moronic mean?: Having a mental age of between seven and twelve years.
Where does moronic come from?: Etymology tree English moron Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English moronic From moron + -ic.

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