For the common or slang use of imbecile, see Idiot. ... The word arises from the Latin word imbecillus, meaning weak, or weak-minded. ... imbecile, and idiotic.

The word comes from the Greek mōros, meaning "foolish, stupid," and shares this etymology with words such as sophomore ("a student in the second year at college ...

The meaning of IMBECILE is a foolish or stupid person. How to use imbecile in a sentence. Usage of Imbecile: Usage Guide.

imbecile is of multiple origins. Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French ...

imbecile (plural imbeciles). (obsolete) A person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles ...

adjective · Informal. stupid; silly; absurd. · Usually Offensive. showing mental feebleness or incapacity. · Archaic. weak or feeble.

Its origins are in the Latin word imbecille, "weak or feeble," and it was an official medical term for people with a specific (and low) I.Q. in the 19th and ...

10 дек. 2020 г. · "rod-shaped bacterium," 1877, medical Latin, from Late Latin bacillus "wand," literally "little staff," diminutive of baculum "a stick, staff, ...

If you call someone an imbecile, you are showing that you think they are stupid or have done something stupid. [disapproval].

Word Originmid 16th cent. (as an adjective in the sense 'physically weak'): via French from Latin imbecillus, literally 'without a supporting staff', from ...