безыдейный

Russian

Etymology

First attested in 1880. без- (bez-) +‎ иде́я (idéja) +‎ -ный (-nyj), calque of German ideenlos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʲɪzɨˈdʲejnɨj]

Adjective

безыде́йный • (bezydéjnyj)

  1. lacking in ideas; idealess

Derived terms

  • безыде́йно (bezydéjno)
  • безыде́йность (bezydéjnostʹ)

References

  • Arapova, N. S. (2000) “безыдейный”, in Kalʹki v russkom jazyke poslepetrovskovo perioda. Opyt slovarja [Calques in Post-Petrine Russian. An Essay of a Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 53
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