idiot savant - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about idiot savant Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,751,072,936 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

idiot savant

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.02 sec.

idiot savant

Person who has a specific mental skill that has developed at the expense of general intelligence. An idiot savant is educationally slow but may be able to calculate the day of the week for any date, or memorize a large quantity of text. Most idiots savants are male.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
Moon Blake, the ten-year-old protagonist of this novel, is like an idiot savant.
Key, Watt. Alabama moon by Marler, Myrna / Kliatt
Surrounded by the socially ambitious or lofty, de Kooning played the idiot savant, epitomized by his quip to Mrs.
Concrete expressionism; David Anfam on De Kooning: An American Master by Anfam, David / Artforum International
Grisham unintentionally--at least we hope so---portrays Miss Callie as a sort idiot savant, filled with knowledge she is unable to put to use.
Writing while white ... An unprecedented number of black characters ... by Young, Earni / Black Issues Book Review
More results
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.