Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - imbecility
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Imbecility
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noun (plural -ties) Date: circa 1533 1. the quality or state of being imbecile or an imbecile 2. a. utter foolishness; also futility b. something that is foolish or nonsensical ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. мед. имбецильность, слабоумие 2. тупоумие 3. разг. глупость; глупый поступок 4. беспомощность ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- early 15c., from L. imbecillitatem (nom. imbecillitas) "weakness, feebleness," from imbecillus "weak, feeble," traditionally said to mean "unsupported" (quasi sine baculo), from in- "not" + baculum "a stick." "Weakness in mind" (as opposed to body) was a secondary sense in L. but was not attested in Eng. until 1624. Imbecile is first recorded 1549 as imbecille (adj.) "weak, feeble" (especially in reference to body), from M.Fr. imbecile, from L. imbecillus. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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