Definition of IMBECILE

imbecile

Meanings

Plural: imbeciles

Noun

  • a person of subnormal intelligence
  • A person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five- to seven-year-old child.
  • A fool, an idiot.

Adjective Satellite

  • having a mental age of three to seven years

Adj

  • Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; especially, mentally weak.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French imbécile, from Latin imbēcillus (“weak, feeble”), literally “without a staff”.

Synonyms

changeling, cretin, half-wit, idiot, idiotic, imbecilic, moron, retard

Scrabble Score: 14

imbecile is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
imbecile is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
imbecile is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

imbecile is a valid Words With Friends word