| NOUN | person | imbecile, idiot, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retard | a person of subnormal intelligence |
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| ADJECTIVE | all | imbecile, imbecilic, idiotic | having a mental age of three to seven years |
| Sounds | ih'mbahsahl; ih'mbahsayl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| aisle ... worthwhile: 64 rhymes with ayl... | ||
| Meaning | Having a mental age of three to seven years. | |
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| Synonyms | imbecilic, idiotic | |
| Broader | retarded | relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development |
| Spanish | imbécil | |
| Nouns | imbecility | retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot |
| Meaning | A person of subnormal intelligence. | |
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| Synonyms | idiot, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retard | |
| Narrower | mongoloid | A person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense) |
| Broader | simpleton, simple | A person lacking intelligence or common sense |
| Spanish | bobo, corto, cretino, estúpido, idiota, imbécil, memo, necio, retardado, retrasado, tonto | |
| Catalan | cretí, curt, gamarús, idiota, imbècil, neci, pallús, retardat, retrassat, tanoca, tòtil | |
| Adjectives | imbecilic | having a mental age of three to seven years |
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