imbécile

adjectivecommon noun

Syllable Decomposition

imbécile

from Latin imbecillus (weak) which gives imbécille in Middle French. The spelling with a single l was fixed in the dictionary of the French Academy in 1798, probably to avoid the pronunciation of the final -ille as in fille.

Definitions

Synonyms

idiotabrutibêtebêtacrétinimbécileniaisnigaudsans desseinsotstupide

Plural

imbéciles

Translations

  • germangerman:blöd
  • englishenglish:foolish
  • koreankorean:멍청하다
  • danishdanish:tåbelig
  • spanishspanish:imbécil
  • greekgreek:ηλίθιος
  • italianitalian:imbecille
  • dutchdutch:zwakzinnig
  • russianrussian:тупица
  • turkishturkish:embesil

See also

imbécilité (cn.) imbécillité (cn.)