idiot savant
noun/ˌɪdiəʊ sæˈvɒ̃/
/ˌɪdiəʊ sæˈvɑ̃ː/
(plural idiot savants, idiots savants
(old-fashioned, offensive, from French)/ˌɪdiəʊ sæˈvɒ̃/
/ˌɪdiəʊ sæˈvɑ̃ː/
)- a person who has an unusually high level of ability in a particular skill, for example in art or music, or in remembering things, but who has serious learning or social difficulties in other areas This term is now generally considered to be offensive. Most people prefer to use the term savant or to say that the person has savant syndrome.Word OriginFrench, literally ‘knowledgeable idiot’.
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