idiot
English
/ˈɪd.i.(j)ɪt/
noun
Definitions
- (pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.
- (pejorative) A person who makes stupid decisions; a fool.
- (obsolete) A person of the lowest intellectual standing, a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old; a person with an IQ below 30.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English idiote derived from Old French idiote derived from Latin idiota derived from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (layman, a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, commoner, person not involved in public affairs).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἰδιώτης
Gloss
layman, a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, commoner, person not involved in public affairs
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Idiotville English
- box English
- dipshidiot English
- dipshit English
- idiot box English
- idiot light English
- idiot-proof English
- idioted English
- idiotese English
- idiotfest English
- idiotic English
- idiotical English
- idiotically English
- idiotish English
- idiotism English
- idiotist English
- idiotize English
- idiotlike English
- idiotly English
- idiotry English
- light English
- unidiotic English
- idiota Latin
- idiōta Latin
- Idiot German
- ἰδιώτης Ancient Greek
- ἴδιος Ancient Greek
- idiot Norwegian Bokmål
- idiot Norwegian Nynorsk
- idiote Middle English
- idiot Danish
- idiote Old French
- idioto Esperanto
- idioto Ido
- idgiot Norman
- אידיאָט Yiddish
- אידיוט Hebrew (modern)
- הדיוט Hebrew (modern)