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Definition of Idiot |
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Idiot
A man in private station, as distinguished from one holding a public office. An unlearned, ignorant, or simple person, as distinguished from the educated; an ignoramus. A human being destitute of the ordinary intellectual powers, whether congenital, developmental, or accidental; commonly, a person without understanding from birth; a natural fool; a natural; an innocent. A fool; a simpleton; -- a term of reproach. Related Definitions: Accidental, An, As, Being, Birth, Commonly, Congenital, Destitute, Developmental, Distinguished, Educated, Fool, From, Holding, Human, Ignoramus, Ignorant, In, Innocent, Intellectual, Man, Natural, Of, Office, One, Or, Ordinary, Person, Private, Public, Reproach, Simple, Simpleton, Station, Term, The, Understanding, Unlearned, Whether, Without |
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Idiot Quotations
Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself. Mark Twain God made the Idiot for practice, and then He made the School Board. Mark Twain Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself. Mark Twain Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? George Carlin As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot. John Lennon Anyone who has declared someone else to be an idiot, a bad apple, is annoyed when it turns out in the end that he isn't. Friedrich Nietzsche There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot. Steven Wright Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. William Shakespeare Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day. Samuel Goldwyn Acting is the perfect idiot's profession. Katharine Hepburn |
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Idiot Translations
idiot in Dutch is idioot idiot in French is idiot idiot in Italian is idiota idiot in Norwegian is idiot idiot in Swedish is idiot |
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