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asinine
adjective
Synonyms
- absurd
- balmy
- brainless
- bubbleheaded
- cockeyed
- crackpot
- crazy
- cuckoo
- daffy
- daft
- dippy
- dotty
- fatuous
- featherheaded
- fool
- foolish
- half-baked
- half-witted
- harebrained
- inept
- insane
- jerky
- kooky
- kookie
- loony
- looney
- lunatic
- lunkheaded
- mad
- nonsensical
- nutty
- preposterous
- sappy
- screwball
- senseless
- silly
- simpleminded
- stupid
- tomfool
- unwise
- wacky
- whacky
- weak-minded
- witless
- zany
simple, foolish, silly, fatuous, asinine mean actually or apparently deficient in intelligence.
simple implies a degree of intelligence inadequate to cope with anything complex or involving mental effort.
foolish implies the character of being or seeming unable to use judgment, discretion, or good sense.
silly suggests failure to act as a rational being especially by ridiculous behavior.
fatuous implies foolishness, inanity, and disregard of reality.
asinine suggests utter and contemptible failure to use normal rationality or perception.
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Word History
Latin asininus, from asinus ass
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Asinine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/asinine. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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