Cretin definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CRETIN, n. A name given to certain deformed and helpless idiots ... n 1: a person of subnormal intelligence [syn: idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retard] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: French crétin, from French dialect cretin, literally, wretch, innocent victim, from Latin christianus Christian Date: 1779 ... creitin, crestin f. L Christianus CHRISTIAN Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cretin Cre"tin (kr[=e]"t[i^]n), n. [F. cr ... Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (cretins) If you call someone a cretin, you think they are very stupid. (OFFENSIVE) = moron N- ...
... n 1: a person of subnormal intelligence [syn: idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retard] 2: a city in Argentina ... COUNT [disapproval] Moby Thesaurus ament, born fool, clot, congenital idiot, cretin, defective, dullard, dullhead, dumbbell, dummkopf, dummy, golem, half-wit, idiot ...
... adj 1: afflicted with cretinism Merriam Webster's adjective see cretin Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cretinous Cre"tin*ous (-[u^]s), a. Having the characteristics of a cretin. ``Cretinous stupefaction.'' --Ruskin. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary If you describe ...