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Dictionary: as·i·nine   (ăs'ə-nīn') pronunciation
 
adj.
  1. Utterly stupid or silly: asinine behavior.
  2. Of, relating to, or resembling an ass.

[Latin asinīnus, of an ass, from asinus, ass.]

asininely as'i·nine'ly adv.
asininity as'i·nin'i·ty (-nĭn'ĭ-tē) n.
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Antonyms: asinine
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adj

Definition: stupid, foolish
Antonyms: intelligent


 
WordNet: asinine
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: complacently or inanely foolish
  Synonyms: fatuous, inane, mindless, vacuous


 
Translations: Asinine
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - æselagtig, æsel-

Nederlands (Dutch)
dom, ezelachtig

Français (French)
adj. - sot, stupide, idiot

Deutsch (German)
adj. - blöd, dämlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - γαϊδουρίσιος, γαϊδουρινός, (μτφ.) βλακώδης

Italiano (Italian)
asinino, sciocco

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - asinino (Zool.)

Русский (Russian)
ослиный, упрямый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - estúpido, memo, tonto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - åsnelik, enfaldig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
驴的, 愚钝的, 驴子似的, 顽固的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 驢的, 愚鈍的, 驢子似的, 頑固的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 나귀의, 우둔한, 완고한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 愚かな, 頑固な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) حماره : له علاقه بالحمار, يشبه الحمار, عنيد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮טיפשי, חמורי‬


 
 
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