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Italian
Etymology
From Latin īnsulsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inˈsul.so/
- Rhymes: -ulso
- Hyphenation: in‧sùl‧so
Adjective
insulso (feminine insulsa, masculine plural insulsi, feminine plural insulse, superlative insulsissimo)
- dull, silly, foolish
- Synonym: sciocco
- insipid, namby-pamby
- Synonym: insipido
Derived terms
Further reading
- insulso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
īnsulsō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of īnsulsus
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin īnsulsus (literally “unsalted”). Doublet of insosso.
Pronunciation
Adjective
insulso (feminine insulsa, masculine plural insulsos, feminine plural insulsas)
- unsalted, tasteless
- (figuratively) which is not funny; clumsy
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin īnsulsus (literally “unsalted”). Compare Portuguese insosso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inˈsulso/
- Rhymes: -ulso
- Syllabification: in‧sul‧so
Adjective
insulso (feminine insulsa, masculine plural insulsos, feminine plural insulsas)
- insipid, bland
- Synonyms: insípido, soso
- ungracious
- dull, boring
- Synonym: soso
Further reading