moria

M3O1R1I1A1

noun

Excessive frivolity; an inability to be serious.

OriginGreek Μόριας →
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Meanings

moria1

nounmoria (uncountable)
  1. uncountableExcessive frivolity; an inability to be serious.

Moria2

proper noun
  1. A town in Mytilene, Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece in the Aegean, Mediterranean, off the coast of Anatolia.
  2. A former settlement in Moria, Mytilene, Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece, an early 21st-century refugee camp that was set ablaze.

Moria3

proper noun
  1. A marae in Whirinaki in the geographic area of Hokianga, Northland, North Island, New Zealand.

Moria4

proper noun
  1. A town in Capricorn district municipality, Limpopo, South Africa.

Origin

Moria · proper noun

  1. GreekΜόριας“Mória”
  2. EnglishMoria

From Greek Μόριας (Mórias, “Mória”).

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Moria · proper noun

  1. MāoriMōria
  2. EnglishMoria

From Māori Mōria.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

MarioMaoriMoiraOmari
Cite this entry
APA

moria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moria

MLA

“moria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moria. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moria,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moria.

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