insulso

Italian

Etymology

From Latin īnsulsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈsul.so/

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• Rhymes: -ulso
• Hyphenation: in‧sùl‧so

Adjective

insulso (feminine insulsa, masculine plural insulsi, feminine plural insulse, superlative insulsissimo)

1. dull, silly, foolish

   Synonym: sciocco

2. insipid, namby-pamby

   Synonym: insipido

Derived terms

• insulsaggine
• insulsamente

Further reading

• “insulso”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• Lussino, lussino

Latin

Adjective

īnsulsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of īnsulsus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin īnsulsus (literally “unsalted”). Doublet of insosso.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈsuw.su/ [ĩˈsuʊ̯.su]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩˈsul.su/ [ĩˈsuɫ.su]

• Rhymes: -uwsu, -ulsu
• Hyphenation: in‧sul‧so

Adjective

insulso (feminine insulsa, masculine plural insulsos, feminine plural insulsas)

1. unsalted, tasteless
2. (figuratively) which is not funny; clumsy

Further reading

• “insulso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnsulsus (“unsalted”). Doublet of soso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈsulso/ [ĩnˈsul.so]
• Rhymes: -ulso
• Syllabification: in‧sul‧so

Adjective

insulso (feminine insulsa, masculine plural insulsos, feminine plural insulsas)

1. insipid, bland

   Synonyms: insípido, soso

2. ungracious
3. dull, boring

   Synonym: soso

Further reading

• “insulso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025