imbecille

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imbecille

  • /imbeˈt͡ʃille/

Where it comes from

dal latino 'sine baculo o 'sine bacillo' : senza bastone, cioè senza appoggio solido e quindi vacillante

adjective imbecilli

  1. affetto da imbecillità
  2. detto di persona che si rivela poco intelligente
  3. obsolete debole

Similar: babbeo, balordo, citrullo, cretino, deficiente, demente, ebete, idiota, mentecatto, ottuso, scemo, scimunito, sciocco, stolto, stupido, frenastenico, handicappato, menomato, oligofrenico, minorato psichico, ritardato, subnormale · Opposite: accorto, acuto, arguto, avveduto, dritto, furbo, intelligente, perspicace, pronto, sagace, saggio, scaltro, sveglio

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In English

  • moron psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
  • fool person with poor judgement or little intelligence
  • clot a silly person
  • oaf imbecile
  • nincompoop foolish or silly person
  • dolt a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard
  • blockhead stupid person
  • dullard A stupid person; a fool
  • dumbbell a stupid person

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"imbecille." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it/imbecille. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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imbecille. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/it/imbecille

Chicago

"imbecille." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/imbecille.

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@misc{imbecille_2026,
  title = {imbecille},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/imbecille},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}