imbecille

Italian

Etymology

From Latin imbēcillus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /im.beˈt͡ʃil.le/
• Rhymes: -ille
• Hyphenation: im‧be‧cìl‧le

Adjective

imbecille (plural imbecilli)

1. (psychology, obsolete) imbecile
2. (derogatory) fool, idiot, stupid, moron

   Synonyms: stupido, idiota, cretino, deficiente, scemo

Noun

imbecille m or f by sense (plural imbecilli)

1. fool, idiot, clot

Derived terms

• imbecillità

Further reading

• imbecille in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Adjective

imbēcille

1. 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.