English Explanatory Dictionary

idiot savant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who exhibits an extraordinary ability in one subject (often mathematics) whilst being intellectually disabled in many other domains.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

idiot savant idiots savants idiot savants

Etymology

From French idiot savant, literally ‘wise idiot’.

Synonyms

autistic savant
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