English-Thai Dictionary

imbecile

ADJ ปัญญาอ่อน (คำหยาบ  โง่เง่า  cretinous idiotic moronic pan-ya-on

 

imbecile

N คนปัญญาอ่อน (คำหยาบ  คนโง่  คนงี่เง่า  cretin idiot moron kon-pan-ya-on

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IMBECILE

a.im'becil. [L. imbecillis.] Weak; feeble; destitute of strength, either of body or of mind; impotent.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

IMBECILE

Im "be *cile, a. Etym: [L. imbecillis, and imbecillus; of unknown origin: cf. F. imbécile.]

 

Defn: Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; esp. , mentally wea; feeble-minded; as, hospitals for the imbecile and insane.

 

Syn. -- Weak; feeble; feeble-minded; idiotic.

 

IMBECILE

IMBECILE Im "be *cile, n.

 

Defn: One destitute of strength; esp. , one of feeble mind.

 

IMBECILE

IMBECILE Im "be *cile, v. t.

 

Defn: To weaken; to make imbecile; as, to imbecile men's courage. [Obs. ] Jer. Taylor.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

imbecile

im be cile |ˈimbəsəl, -ˌsil ˈɪmbəsəl | ▶noun informal a stupid person. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] stupid; idiotic: try not to make imbecile remarks. DERIVATIVES im be cil ic |ˌimbəˈsilik |adjective, im be cil i ty |ˌimbəˈsilitē |noun ( pl. imbecilities ) ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (as an adjective in the sense ‘physically weak ’): via French from Latin imbecillus, literally ‘without a supporting staff, ’ from in- (expressing negation ) + baculum ‘stick, staff. ’ The current sense dates from the early 19th cent.

 

Oxford Dictionary

imbecile

imbecile |ˈɪmbɪsiːl | ▶noun informal a stupid person. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] stupid; idiotic: try not to make imbecile remarks. DERIVATIVES imbecilic |-ˈsɪlɪk |adjective, imbecility |-ˈsɪlɪti |noun ( pl. imbecilities ) ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (as an adjective in the sense ‘physically weak ’): via French from Latin imbecillus, literally ‘without a supporting staff ’, from in- (expressing negation ) + baculum ‘stick, staff ’. The current sense dates from the early 19th cent.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

imbecile

imbecile noun See fool (sense 1 of the noun ).

 

Oxford Thesaurus

imbecile informal

imbecile informal noun I'd have to be an imbecile to do such a thing: fool, idiot, cretin, moron, dolt, halfwit, ass, dunce, dullard, simpleton, nincompoop, blockhead, ignoramus, clod; informal dope, thickhead, ninny, chump, dimwit, dummy, dum-dum, dumb-bell, jackass, bonehead, fathead, numbskull, dunderhead, airhead, pinhead, lamebrain, pea-brain, birdbrain, dipstick, donkey, noodle; Brit. informal nit, nitwit, twit, numpty, clot, muppet, plonker, berk, prat, pillock, wally, wazzock, divvy; N. Amer. informal bozo, turkey, goofus. ANTONYMS genius. ▶adjective try not to make imbecile remarks: stupid, foolish, idiotic, silly, doltish, half-witted, witless, dull, brainless, mindless, unintelligent, unwise; senseless, absurd, crazy, mad, fatuous, inane, asinine, ridiculous; informal dense, dumb, thickheaded, dim, dim-witted, dopey, gormless, half-baked, hare-brained, crackbrained, pea-brained, nutty, dotty, batty, dippy, cuckoo, screwy, wacky; Brit. informal barmy, daft. ANTONYMS intelligent.

 

French Dictionary

imbécile

imbécile adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Idiot. : Cet imprudent est un imbécile. SYNONYME bête ; stupide . Note Orthographique imbéci l e, un seul l.

 

imbécilement

imbécilement adv. adverbe De façon imbécile. : Il s ’est fait rouler imbécilement. Note Orthographique imbéci l ement.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

imbecile

im be cile /ɪ́mbəs (ə )l |-sìːl, -sàɪl /形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗低能の ; 愚鈍な, ばかな ; 精神的にもろい .名詞 C 1 ｟くだけて ｠ばか, 低能者 (→fool 1 ).2 ｟やや古 ｠〘心 〙痴愚者 〘知能程度がほぼ3 --8歳; →idiot 〙.～ly 副詞 愚かにも .