insulso

Italian

Etymology

From Latin īnsulsus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /inˈsul.so/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ulso
  • Hyphenation: in‧sùl‧so

Adjective

insulso (feminine insulsa, masculine plural insulsi, feminine plural insulse, superlative insulsissimo)

  1. dull, silly, foolish
    Synonym: sciocco
  2. insipid, namby-pamby
    Synonym: insipido

Derived terms

Further reading
  • insulso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

īnsulsō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of īnsulsus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin īnsulsus (literally “unsalted”). Doublet of insosso.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩˈsuw.su/ [ĩˈsuʊ̯.su]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩˈsuw.so/ [ĩˈsuʊ̯.so]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩˈsul.su/ [ĩˈsuɫ.su]

  • Rhymes: -uwsu, -ulsu
  • Hyphenation: in‧sul‧so

Adjective

insulso (feminine insulsa, masculine plural insulsos, feminine plural insulsas)

  1. unsalted, tasteless
  2. (figuratively) which is not funny; clumsy

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin īnsulsus (literally “unsalted”). Compare Portuguese insosso.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /inˈsulso/ [ĩnˈsul.so]
  • Rhymes: -ulso
  • Syllabification: in‧sul‧so

Adjective

insulso (feminine insulsa, masculine plural insulsos, feminine plural insulsas)

  1. insipid, bland
    Synonyms: insípido, soso
  2. ungracious
  3. dull, boring
    Synonym: soso

Further reading
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