necio

1. neuter ofneciu

Inherited fromOld Spanishnesçio, fromLatinnescius(“ignorant”), fromne-(“not”) +sciō(“to know”). Cognate withEnglishnice.

• IPA^(key): (Spain)/ˈneθjo/[ˈne.θjo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines)/ˈnesjo/[ˈne.sjo]

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• Rhymes:-eθjo
• Rhymes:-esjo
• Syllabification:ne‧cio

necio (femininenecia,masculine pluralnecios,feminine pluralnecias)

1. stupid,ignorant

   Synonyms:estúpido,idiota,cretino

2. stubborn

   Synonyms:obstinado,terco

necio m (pluralnecios)

1. fool

• “necio”, inDiccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8,Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish:Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

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