insensato

Italian

Etymology

From Latin īnsēnsātus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /in.senˈsa.to/
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: in‧sen‧sà‧to

Adjective

insensato (feminine insensata, masculine plural insensati, feminine plural insensate, superlative insensatìssimo)

  1. that makes no sense; senseless, insensate, handwavy
    Synonyms: folle, senza senso
    Antonym: sensato

Derived terms

Noun

insensato m (plural insensati, feminine insensata)

  1. senseless person, fool

Further reading

  • insensato in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

īnsēnsātō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of īnsēnsātus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnsēnsātus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ĩ.sẽˈsa.tu/

  • Rhymes: -atu
  • Hyphenation: in‧sen‧sa‧to

Adjective

insensato (feminine insensata, masculine plural insensatos, feminine plural insensatas)

  1. (of a person or act) senseless; unwise; insensate
    Synonyms: irrefletido, imprudente
    Antonym: sensato

Derived terms

Noun

insensato m (plural insensatos, feminine insensata, feminine plural insensatas)

  1. an unwise person

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnsēnsātus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /insenˈsato/ [ĩn.sẽnˈsa.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Syllabification: in‧sen‧sa‧to

Adjective

insensato (feminine insensata, masculine plural insensatos, feminine plural insensatas)

  1. senseless, insensate
    Antonym: sensato
  2. crazy, foolish
    Synonyms: tonto, loco

Derived terms

Further reading