mongoloid
mon·go·loid
mongoloid · more mongoloid · most mongoloid
Being a member or pertaining to characteristics of this racial classificationBeing a member or pertaining to characteristics of this racial classification.
UK/ˈmɒŋɡəˌlɔɪd/US/ˈmɑŋɡəˌlɔɪd/
» That mongoloid talks too much.
Meaning
1 senses(dated, offensive)Being a member or pertaining to characteristics of this racial classification.
More definitions
- (offensive) of or relating to or suffering from Down syndrome
- of or pertaining to or characteristic of one of the traditional racial division of humankind including especially peoples of central and eastern Asia
- characteristic of or resembling a Mongol
Examples
3 sentencesThat mongoloid talks too much.
Some Finns and Eastern Europeans have some Mongoloid blood.
My mestiza mother thinks that her face does not look Mongoloid enough, but too Caucasoid. She feels uneasy.
Origin
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
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Forms
more mongoloid, most mongoloid| Comparative | more mongoloid Lesson |
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| Superlative | most mongoloid Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedmongolism
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form