idiotism
1 of 2noun (1)
id·i·o·tism ˈi-dē-ə-ˌti-zəm 
1
: idiom sense 1
2
obsolete : idiom sense 2
idiotism
2 of 2noun (2)
id·i·ot·ism ˈi-dē-ə-(ˌ)ti-zəm
archaic
: idiocy sense 1
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle French idiotisme, from Latin idiotismus common speech, from Greek idiōtismos, from idiōtēs
Noun (2)
idiot + -ism
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1588, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Noun (2)
1592, in the meaning defined above
- normativity
- normed
- norming
- normings
- normo-
- normosplanchnic
- normotensive
- normotensives
- normothermia
- normothermias
- normothermic
- norms
- Norn
- nornicotine
- norns
- norovirus
- norplants
- Norris
- Norristown
- Norrköping
- Norroy
- norroy and ulster
- Norroy and Ulster King of Arms
- Norroy King of Arms
- nors island national monument