imbecille

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin imbēcillus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /im.beˈt͡ʃil.le/
  • Rhymes: -ille
  • Hyphenation: im‧be‧cìl‧le

Adjective[edit]

imbecille (plural imbecilli)

  1. (psychology, obsolete) imbecile
  2. (derogatory) fool, idiot, stupid, moron
    Synonyms: stupido, idiota, cretino, deficiente, scemo

Noun[edit]

imbecille m or f by sense (plural imbecilli)

  1. fool, idiot, clot

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • imbecille in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin[edit]

Adjective[edit]

imbēcille

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of imbēcillis

References[edit]

  • “imbecille”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “imbecille”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • imbecille in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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