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Idiot vs Alchemist - What's the difference?

idiot | alchemist |

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

    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 ----