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asinine

English

Etymology

From Latin asin?nus (of a donkey or ass).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /?æs.?.na?n/, /?æs.?.na?n/
  • Rhymes: -a?n

Adjective

asinine (comparative more asinine, superlative most asinine)

  1. Very foolish; failing to exercise intelligence or judgement or rationality
    Synonyms: foolish, obstinate
  2. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of donkeys
    • 1881, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, The Ingenious Knight: Don Quixote de la Mancha (page 84)
      Don Quixote had put himself but a little way ayont the village of Don Diego, when he encountered two apparent priests, or students, and two husbandmen, who came mounted on four asinine beasts.
    Synonym: donkeyish

Synonyms

  • asinary (obsolete)
  • assy (informal)

Derived terms

Related terms

  • asinicide

Translations


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.zi.nin/
  • Homophone: asinines

Adjective

asinine

  1. feminine singular of asinin

Italian

Adjective

asinine

  1. feminine plural of asinino

Anagrams

  • insanie

Latin

Adjective

asin?ne

  1. vocative masculine singular of asin?nus

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unintelligent

English

Etymology

un- +? intelligent

Adjective

unintelligent (comparative more unintelligent, superlative most unintelligent)

  1. Not intelligent.

Derived terms

  • unintelligently

Related terms

  • unintelligence

Translations

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