imbecille
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin imbēcillus.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
imbecille (plural imbecilli)
- (psychology, obsolete) imbecile
- (derogatory) fool, idiot, stupid, moron
- Synonyms: stupido, idiota, cretino, deficiente, scemo
Noun edit
imbecille m or f by sense (plural imbecilli)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- imbecille in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin edit
Adjective edit
imbēcille
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.