ignavo

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin ignāvus (lazy, cowardly).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /iɲˈɲa.vo/
  • Rhymes: -avo
  • Hyphenation: i‧gnà‧vo

Adjective

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ignavo (feminine ignava, masculine plural ignavi, feminine plural ignave)

  1. said of a person who doesn't have moral strength, who is inert when choices need to be taken
    Synonyms: vile, codardo
  2. (by extension) slothful, indolent

Noun

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ignavo m (plural ignavi, feminine ignava)

  1. a person who doesn't have moral strength, who is inert when choices need to be taken
    Synonyms: vile, codardo
  2. (by extension) sluggard
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Further reading

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  • ignavo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • ignavo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

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Latin

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Adjective

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ignāvō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of ignāvus