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Meaning of "cretin" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CRETIN

From French crétin, from Swiss French crestin, from Latin ChrīstiānusChristian, alluding to the humanity of such people, despite their handicaps.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CRETIN

cretin  [ˈkrɛtɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRETIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cretin is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CRETIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cretin in the English dictionary

The definition of cretin in the dictionary is a person afflicted with cretinism. Other definition of cretin is a person considered to be extremely stupid.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CRETIN


Augustine
ɔːˈɡʌstɪn
Austen
ˈɒstɪn
Austin
ˈɒstɪn
bulletin
ˈbʊlɪtɪn
captain
ˈkæptɪn
ettin
ˈɛtɪn
fountain
ˈfaʊntɪn
gelatin
ˈdʒelətɪn
intestine
ɪnˈtɛstɪn
keratin
ˈkɛrətɪn
Latin
ˈlætɪn
marten
ˈmɑːtɪn
martin
ˈmɑːtɪn
matin
ˈmætɪn
mountain
ˈmaʊntɪn
Putin
ˈpjutɪn
rutin
ˈruːtɪn
satin
ˈsætɪn
tin
tɪn
Tintin
ˈtɪntɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRETIN

crestfallenness
cresting
crestless
cresyl
cresylic
cresylic acid
cretaceous
cretaceously
Cretan
Crete
cretic
cretinise
cretinism
cretinoid
cretinous
cretism
cretonne
cretons
Creuse
creutzer

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRETIN

acetin
all-points bulletin
biotin
cake tin
Chloromycetin
chromatin
Curtin
emetin
erythropoietin
gabapentin
gratin
kinetin
news bulletin
patin
phenacetin
quercetin
Quintin
Saint Martin
Saint-Quentin
secretin

Synonyms and antonyms of cretin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cretin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRETIN

Find out the translation of cretin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cretin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cretin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

白痴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cretino
570 millions of speakers

English

cretin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेवकूफ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فدم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кретин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cretino
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্থূলবুদ্ধি ব্যক্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

crétin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cretin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kretin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クレチン病患者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

멍청한 놈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cretin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người ngu si
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறளன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्रिटिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

salak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cretino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kretyn
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кретин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cretin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cretin
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kretijn
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cretin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cretin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cretin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRETIN»

The term «cretin» is regularly used and occupies the 84.807 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CRETIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cretin» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cretin» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cretin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRETIN»

Discover the use of cretin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cretin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
From Cretin to Genius
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Serge Voronoff, 2011
2
John Ireland and the American Catholic Church
Ireland, "Life of Cretin," A&D 4:207. 29. JIP, roll 2, "Vacation Rules," signed " Robelin" (the spiritual director) and datedJuly 21, 1855. A French copy in longhand, a typed copy in English. 30. La societe de Marie (Paris: Librairie Letourzey et Ane, ...
Marvin Richard O'Connell, 1988
3
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
The word cretin is derived from the Latin creatura. They are found all over the world. In Switzerland it is estimated that in some cantons there is one cretin to every 25 inhabitants. In Styria, the Tyrol, and along the Rhine cretins are quite ...
George M. Gould, 1956
4
Implementing clinical practice guidelines
This book explains how to implement clinical practice guidelines effectively in order to help guideline users at any level get their job done.
Carmi Z. Margolis, Shan Cretin, 1999
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Esprit généreux, esprit pantagruélicque: essays by his ...
The Debate between Two Women on the pastime of hunting with dogs and birds appears in various recueils throughout the early sixteenth century, most often, but not always, attributed to Guillaume Cretin. Manuscript versions of the poem ...
Reinier Leushuis, Zahi Anbra Zalloua, 2008
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The Sackbut Tapes: An Oral Nonfiction Novel Told by the ...
TAPE #2: The Wary Cretin - The Forgetful Cretin - The Selective Elephant Cretin - The Together Cretin - The Cretins' Car in the Desert - Macrobiotic Gothic - The Patriarchal Cretin - The Cretins Elope (Sort of) - The Ingratiating Cretin - The ...
Natty Bumppo, 1998
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Endemic Cretinism
In the moderate to severe cases he is simply a cretin. In the mildly to moderately severe cases on the other hand, he is endowed with a different grade of sexuality and with a procreative capacity, and likewise, those female cretins capable of ...
John Dennison, Charles Oxnard, Peter Obendorf, 2011
8
Many Shades of Evil
Cretin has not been drinking wine. Poor hungry Cretin. Why is Giyorn not speaking?” Cretin backed up against the wall where Jame sat. He looked down at Jame and patted him on the head. “Nasty misters, came to hurt nice master. Cretin ...
Frank Oliver, 2008
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The City of Dying: The Fallen Kingdom
Cretin's coagulated blood indiscreetly wiggles toward Draken on the floor. Oblivious to the imminent danger at his feet, Draken wants to reassert his authority over the creature and everyone in the room. “Lack of motivation... soldiers... inspire ...
a Williams, 2012
10
Acoustic Scanning Probe Microscopy
B. Cretin, F. Sthal, Appl. Phys. Lett. 62, 829–831 (1993) P. Vairac, B. Cretin, Appl. Phys. Lett. 68, 461–463 (1996) 3. O. Kolosov, H. Ogiso, H. Tokumoto, K. Yamanaka, Springer Series in Materials Sciences, vol .31, pp. 345–348 (Springer  ...
Francesco Marinello, Daniele Passeri, Enrico Savio, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRETIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cretin is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Cops offer $2,500 reward in Williamsburg paintball attacks • The …
On March 22, a cretin shot a man in the neck with a paintball at the corner of Hewes Street and Kent Avenue at 8:50 pm, then hit another victim ... «Brooklyn Paper, Jul 15»
2
10 thoughts on the Confederate flag, and racing
... credited in the media to the June 17 massacre of nine people in the church in Charleston by a 21-year-old cretin – sorry, alleged cretin – who ... «Motorsport.com, Jul 15»
3
Cack-handed thief dubbed "spontaneous cretin" by own barrister …
His own barrister branded him as "a compulsive idiot" and a "spontaneous cretin" for carrying out what he called "a pretty rubbish robbery". «Darlington and Stockton Times, Jul 15»
4
East Ridge Ineligible Player is Gophers' Recruit
Garcia attended Cretin-Derham Hall for his freshman year before transferring to East Ridge prior to his sophomore year. The school district took ... «KSTP.com, Jul 15»
5
Weekend traffic: Fireworks, festivals and full slate of road work
Traffic is being routed over to Lexington Avenue or along the official detour on Marshall and University Avenues, Vandalia Street and Cretin ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
6
Leader defends her authority and denies it's clueless
Errrrrr........but she's a Tory you cretin!!! [quote][p][bold]freebie and the bean[/bold] wrote: SHE LOOKS CLUELESS,JUST LIKE THE GREEN ... «The Argus, Jul 15»
7
At No. 14 is Minnesota.
... early enrollee in 2013 and continued the Cretin-Derham Hall pipeline to Notre Dame that has included fullback Rashon Powers-Neal (2001), ... «Irish Illustrated, Jul 15»
8
Continuing airport uncertainty is the worst possible outcome
The infrastructure to get people into and out of the southeast is failing so badly and land is at such a premium that only a complete cretin would ... «The Engineer, Jul 15»
9
Brent Bozell On Scott Walker Hiring Brad Dayspring: 'Get Rid Of This …
Cretin? Brad Dayspring is not that bad is he? (Cretin, by the way, according to an online search, means 1. a stupid person and 2. a person who ... «Daily Caller, Jul 15»
10
Why a pandemic flu shot caused narcolepsy | Science/AAAS | News
... engineered to display human hypo cretin receptor 2 on their surface. Antibodies from the patients bound to these cells in 17 of 20 samples. «Science Now, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Cretin [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cretin>. Apr 2024 ».
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