English to Dutch Meaning of asinine - ezelachtig


Asinine :
ezelachtig

ezelachtig, dwaas, onwetend, mistig, imbeciel

ezelachtigasininely
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Definitions of asinine in English
Adjective(1) extremely silly or stupid
Examples of asinine in English
(1) That statement is so asinine as not to deserve any response from me.(2) It's absolutely asinine to spend three hours out of your day traveling to and from work.(3) He earned the dough to bring this asinine concept to life, and has even recruited some heavy hitters to nurture it.(4) Have you heard anything as asinine as that before?(5) I dislike the music, find the plots to be asinine and chauvinistic, and hate the predictable and unrealistically cheerful endings.(6) Shows insist on running asinine competitions to check that their listeners are awake and tuned in (and to harvest phone numbers for marketing purposes).(7) Now, allow me to explain why the preceding statements are so utterly asinine .(8) I have to admit, with a heavy heart, that when I originally read about the new villains, I thought they sounded asinine , with daft names and even dafter looks.(9) Needless to say, this was an asinine decision for three reasons.(10) However, all of his blind, asinine nonsense was going to be put to an end.(11) His few political interventions are puerile and his forays abroad - to Australia, Orkney, Israel - are, well, asinine .(12) Now this was asinine enough to get him some serious humiliation.(13) It is the most perfectly asinine closing statement I think I have ever heard by a ÔÇÿprofessionalÔÇÖ writer.(14) He had asked for some time off to help promote his CD, which was, you know, incredibly asinine to do at the beginning of the season.(15) The writing is worse than asinine , and the direction assumes an audience who won't get the jokes unless they are battered with them for several minutes.(16) Each interview conducted by a HR specialist was asinine in the extreme, without exception.
(1) set aside ::
opzij zetten
(2) put aside ::
aan de kant zetten
(3) aside from ::
behalve
(4) step aside ::
stap opzij
(5) cast aside ::
terzijde geschoven
(6) move aside ::
opzij schuiven
(7) lay aside ::
opzij leggen
(8) stand aside ::
afzijdig
(9) brush aside ::
vegen
(10) push aside ::
opzij te schuiven
Synonyms
Adjective
1. stupid ::
dom
2. foolish ::
dwaas
3. brainless ::
hersenloos
4. mindless ::
dwaas
5. senseless ::
zinloos
6. idiotic ::
idioot
8. ridiculous ::
belachelijk
9. ludicrous ::
belachelijk
10. absurd ::
absurd
11. nonsensical ::
onzinnig
12. fatuous ::
dom
13. silly ::
dwaas
14. inane ::
zinloos
15. witless ::
stupide
16. empty-headed ::
onontwikkeld
19. dumb ::
stom
Antonyms
1. judicious ::
oordeelkundig
2. prudent ::
voorzichtig
3. sagacious ::
scherpzinnig
4. sage ::
salie
5. sane ::
verstandig
6. sapient ::
wijze
7. sensible ::
verstandig
8. sound ::
geluid
9. wise ::
wijs
Different Forms
asinine, asininely
Word Example from TV Shows
...one asinine comment,
one lonely man and his chicken...

...one ASININE comment, one lonely man and his chicken...

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 15

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