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asinine
as·i·nine A0462400 (ăs′ə-nīn′)adj.1. Utterly stupid or silly: asinine behavior.2. Of, relating to, or resembling an ass.
[Latin asinīnus, of an ass, from asinus, ass, of pre-Roman Mediterranean origin; akin to Armenian ēs, Greek onos, and Hieroglyphic Luwian -asna- in tarkasna-, ass, all probably ultimately from an ancient Near Eastern source akin to Sumerian anše, ass, and perhaps Akkadian atānu, she-ass.]
as′i·nine′ly adv.as′i·nin′i·ty (-nĭn′ĭ-tē) n.asinine (ˈæsɪˌnaɪn) adj1. obstinate or stupid2. (Zoology) resembling an ass[C16: from Latin asinīnus, from asinus ass1] ˈasiˌninely adv asininity nas•i•nine (ˈæs əˌnaɪn)
adj. 1. unintelligent; silly; stupid. 2. of or like an equine ass. [1600–10; < Latin asinīnus=asin(us) ass1 + -īnus -ine1] as′i•nine`ly, adv. as`i•nin′i•ty (-ˈnɪn ɪ ti) n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | asinine - devoid of intelligencefatuous, inane, vacuous, mindlessfoolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision" |
asinineadjective stupid, silly, foolish, daft (informal), senseless, goofy (informal), idiotic, inane, fatuous, moronic, imbecile, gormless (Brit. informal), brainless, imbecilic, braindead (informal), dumb-ass (slang), dead from the neck up (informal), thickheaded, dunderheaded, halfwitted, thick-witted I have never heard such an asinine discussion.
bright, sharp, smart, wise, clever, intelligent, sensible, sage, sane, brainy (informal), quick-wittedTranslationsachterlijkezelachtigoerdomgłupiośliasinine
Synonyms for asinineadj stupidSynonyms- stupid
- silly
- foolish
- daft
- senseless
- goofy
- idiotic
- inane
- fatuous
- moronic
- imbecile
- gormless
- brainless
- imbecilic
- braindead
- dumb-ass
- dead from the neck up
- thickheaded
- dunderheaded
- halfwitted
- thick-witted
Antonyms- bright
- sharp
- smart
- wise
- clever
- intelligent
- sensible
- sage
- sane
- brainy
- quick-witted
Synonyms for asinineadj devoid of intelligenceSynonyms- fatuous
- inane
- vacuous
- mindless
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