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Moronic vs Foolish - What's the difference?

moronic | foolish |

As adjectives the difference between moronic and foolish

is that moronic is having a mental age of between seven and twelve years while foolish is lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.

moronic

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (medicine) having a mental age of between seven and twelve years
  • (slang) behaving in the manner of a moron; idiotic; stupid

    • Related terms

    * moron *

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    foolish

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.
  • :
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  • *:As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish , but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.
  • Resembling or characteristic of a fool.
  • :
  • *(Aeschylus)
  • *:It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish .

    • Synonyms

    * absurd * idiotic * ridiculous * silly * unwise

    Antonyms

    * wise

    Derived terms

    * foolishness