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Italian
Etymology
From Latin imbēcillus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /im.beˈt͡ʃil.le/
- Rhymes: -ille
- Hyphenation: im‧be‧cìl‧le
Adjective
imbecille (plural imbecilli)
- (psychology, obsolete) imbecile
- (derogatory) fool, idiot, stupid, moron
- Synonyms: stupido, idiota, cretino, deficiente, scemo
Noun
imbecille m or f by sense (plural imbecilli)
- fool, idiot, clot
Derived terms
Further reading
- imbecille in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Adjective
imbēcille
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of imbēcillis
References
- “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.