menso
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Participle
mensō
- dative masculine singular of mensus
- dative neuter singular of mensus
- ablative masculine singular of mensus
- ablative neuter singular of mensus
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology
Arguedly from Latin mensa (“table”); it is thought that Medieval monks used names of inanimated objects to compare illiterate or dull people.
[edit] Adjective
menso m. (feminine mensa, masculine plural mensos, feminine plural mensas)
- (offensive, Mexico, Central America) foolish, dull
- (offensive, Mexico, Central America) distracted, absent-minded
- (offensive, Mexico) ignorant
- (offensive, Mexico) inexpert
- (offensive, Mexico) timid, shy
- (offensive, Mexico) ingenuous, naive
[edit] Synonyms
- (foolish): bobo, tonto, tarado, insensato
- (distracted): distraído, absorto
- (ignorant): ignorante
- (inexpert): novato, inexperto, principiante
- (ingenuous): ingenuo, inexperto
[edit] Antonyms
- (foolish): listo, brillante, inteligente, aguzado
- (distracted): concentrado, atento, aguzado
- (ignorant): sabio, conocedor, inteligente
- (inexpert): experto, perito, conocedor
- (ingenuous): colmilludo
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Usage notes
- Although in some contexts sonso, bobo, tonto, menso, tarado, idiota, imbécil, estúpido and pendejo may be synonyms, in most contexts have a different degree, having sonso the mildest connotation, increasing its intensity in that rough order, to estúpido and pendejo, which have the most offensive sense.
