different between babyish vs asinine
babyish
English
Etymology
baby +? -ish
Adjective
babyish (comparative more babyish, superlative most babyish)
- Like a baby or a young child; childish
- 1953, C. S. Lewis, The Silver Chair, Collins, 1998, Chapter 9,
- As soon as the King and the rest of the hunting party had set off, she began making a tour of the whole castle and asking questions, but all in such an innocent, babyish way that no one could suspect her of any secret design.
- For a young man, he has the most babyish voice I've heard.
- Synonyms: puerile, simple; see also Thesaurus:childish
- 1953, C. S. Lewis, The Silver Chair, Collins, 1998, Chapter 9,
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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)
- Very foolish; failing to exercise intelligence or judgement or rationality
- Synonyms: foolish, obstinate
- 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
- 1881, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, The Ingenious Knight: Don Quixote de la Mancha (page 84)
Synonyms
- asinary (obsolete)
- assy (informal)
Derived terms
Related terms
- asinicide
Translations
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.zi.nin/
- Homophone: asinines
Adjective
asinine
- feminine singular of asinin
Italian
Adjective
asinine
- feminine plural of asinino
Anagrams
- insanie
Latin
Adjective
asin?ne
- vocative masculine singular of asin?nus
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