morbido

See also: mórbido

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin morbidus (sickly, diseased); the meaning evolved into "soft", "tender", "docile" as disease and illness make one weak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔr.bi.do/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrbido
  • Hyphenation: mòr‧bi‧do

Adjective

morbido (feminine morbida, masculine plural morbidi, feminine plural morbide, superlative morbidissimo)

  1. soft, tender, mellow
    Synonyms: soffice, tenero
    matita morbida, matita durasoft pencil, hard pencil
  2. (figuratively) docile, compliant
    Synonyms: arrendevole, docile

Usage notes

Antonyms

Noun

morbido m (plural morbidi)

  1. soft place

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Latin

Adjective

morbidō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of morbidus
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