asinine

English

WOTD - 9 January 2008    

Etymology

From Latin asinīnus (“of a donkey or ass”).

Pronunciation

• (RP, US) IPA: /ˈæs.ɪ.naɪn/, /ˈæs.ə.naɪn/, SAMPA: /"{s.I.naIn/, /"{s.@.naIn/

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Adjective

asinine (comparative more asinine, superlative most asinine)

1. Failing to exercise intelligence or judgment; ridiculously below average rationality.
2. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of donkeys.

Synonyms

• (failing to exercise intelligence or judgment): foolish, obstinate

Derived terms

• asininely
• asininity

Translations

failing to exercise intelligence or judgment

Dutch: oerdom (nl), achterlijk (nl) Finnish: typerä (fi), aasimainen (fi) Macedonian: глуп (mk) (glup) m. Polish: debilny (pl) m.

Russian: глупый (ru), ослиный (ru) Spanish: estúpido (es) Swedish: åsnelik (sv), enfaldig (sv)

of or relating to a donkey

Bulgarian: магарешки (bg) Dutch: ezelachtig (nl) Finnish: aasi- (fi), aasin- (fi), aasimainen (fi) French: asinine (fr) Italian: asinino (it) m. Latin: asinīnus (la) m., asinīna (la) f., asinīnum (la) n.

Macedonian: магарешки (mk) (magáreški) m. Polish: ośli (pl) m. Russian: ослиный (ru) Spanish: asnal (es) Swedish: åsnelik (sv)

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Italian

Adjective

asinine f.

1. Feminine plural form of asinino

Anagrams

• insanie

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Latin

Adjective

asinīne

1. vocative masculine singular of asinīnus