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Genius vs Moron - What's the difference?

genius | moron |

In informal terms the difference between genius and moron

is that genius is ingenious, very clever, or original while moron is an unintelligent person; an idiot; a fool.

As an adjective genius

is ingenious, very clever, or original.

As a proper noun Mörön is

a city in Mongolia.

genius

English

(wikipedia genius)

Adjective

(-)
  • (informal) ingenious, very clever, or original.
  • What a genius idea!

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (eulogistic) Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art etc.
  • *
  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=1 , passage=In the old days, to my commonplace and unobserving mind, he gave no evidences of genius whatsoever. He never read me any of his manuscripts, […], and therefore my lack of detection of his promise may in some degree be pardoned.}}
  • Extraordinary mental capacity.
  • Inspiration, a mental leap, an extraordinary creative process.
  • (Roman mythology) The guardian spirit of a place or person.
  • A way of thinking, optimizing one's capacity for learning and understanding.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * idiot

    moron

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dated, originally) A person of borderline intelligence in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50-69.
  • (informal) An unintelligent person; an idiot; a fool.
  • Usage notes

    * The current medical term for having an IQ between 50 and 69 is mild mental retardation.

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