What does asinine mean?

asinine means "extremely silly or stupid".

How many syllables are in asinine?

asinine has 3 syllables: as-i-nine. The stress falls on "as". In IPA it is /ˈæsəˌnaɪn/.

What is another word for asinine?

Close synonyms include fatuous, inane. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is asinine a common word?

asinine is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with asinine?

5 words rhyme with asinine. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Asinine — meaning and how to say it: AS-uh-nahyn

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
extremely silly or stupid
Synonymsfatuous inane
Similarstupid

Questions about asinine

What does asinine mean?: asinine means "extremely silly or stupid".
How many syllables are in asinine?: asinine has 3 syllables: as-i-nine. The stress falls on "as". In IPA it is /ˈæsəˌnaɪn/.
What is another word for asinine?: Close synonyms include fatuous, inane. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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