As nouns the difference between idiot and alchemist
is that
idiot is (slang|derogatory) a proponent of intelligent design while
alchemist is alchemist (one who practices alchemy).
idiot English
Alternative forms
* eejit
* idjit, idget (eye dialect)
Noun
( en noun)
(pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.
- usage note This may be used pejoratively, as an insult. It is a weak insult, however, and between close friends, family members, or lovers, is often completely nonaggressive.
(obsolete, medicine, psychology) A person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old.
Synonyms
* See also
Antonyms
* genius
Related terms
* idiocy
* idiom
* idiosyncratic
* idiotic
* idiotically
* idiot savant
* useful idiot
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alchemist English
Noun
( en noun)
One who practices alchemy.
One who blends material or substances in the nature or supposed nature of alchemy.
Related terms
* alchemical
* alchemy
Derived terms
* alchemistic
* alchemistical
See also
* elixir, elixir of life
* philosophers' stone, philosopher's stone
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