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Showing words for CRETIN using the English dictionary
6 Letter Words for Cretin
cinter, cretin, crinet
5 Letter Words for Cretin
ceint, centi, cerin, cetin, citer, crine, inert, inter, nicer, niter, recit, recti, retin, ticer, trice, trine
4 Letter Words for Cretin
cent, cern, cert, ceti, cine, cire, cite, crin, crit, entr, eric, erin, etic, icer, incr, intr, iter, neti, nice, rect, rein, reit, rent, rice, rine, rite, tern, tice, tien, tier, tinc, tine, tire, trie, trin
3 Letter Words for Cretin
cen, cer, cie, cir, cit, crt, cte, ctn, ctr, ect, eir, enc, ern, ert, etc, ice, inc, int, ire, nei, net, nie, nit, rct, rec, rei, rie, rin, rit, rte, rti, tec, ten, ter, tic, tie, tin, tri
Definitions for Cretin
[1] a person suffering from cretinism.
[2] a stupid, obtuse, or mentally defective person.
[3] old-fashioned a person afflicted with cretinism
[4] offensive a person considered to be extremely stupid
Words related to Cretin
fool, idiot, imbecile, loser, moron, creep
Words nearby Cretin
cretaceous, cretan, cretan bull, crete, cretic, cretin, cretinism, cretinize, cretonne, cretons, creuse
Origin of Cretin
1770–80; < French; Franco-Provençal creitin, crestin human being, literally, Christian (hence one who is human despite deformities)
Other words from Cretin
cre·ti·noid , adjective
cre·tin·ous , adjective
sem·i·cre·tin , noun
cre′ tin•oid′ (-oid′ ) adj.
cre′ tin•ous (-əs ) adj.
Word origin for Cretin
C18: from French crétin, from Swiss French crestin, from Latin Chrīstiānus Christian , alluding to the humanity of such people, despite their handicaps