ignavo
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ignāvus (“lazy, cowardly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iɲˈɲa.vo/
- Rhymes: -avo
- Hyphenation: i‧gnà‧vo
Adjective
ignavo (feminine ignava, masculine plural ignavi, feminine plural ignave)
- said of a person who doesn't have moral strength, who is inert when choices need to be taken
- (by extension) slothful, indolent
Noun
ignavo m (plural ignavi, feminine ignava)
- a person who doesn't have moral strength, who is inert when choices need to be taken
- (by extension) sluggard
Related terms
Further reading
- ignavo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- ignavo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
ignāvō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of ignāvus