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1. Having a kind and gentle disposition or appearance.
2. Not a threat to life or long-term health, especially by being noncancerous.
3. Neutral or harmless in its effect or influence.
4. Mild or favorable in effect.
2. Not a threat to life or long-term health, especially by being noncancerous.
3. Neutral or harmless in its effect or influence.
4. Mild or favorable in effect.
1. The lady next door is a relavively benign presence.
2. The cancer's benign.
3. The storm was benign.
2. The cancer's benign.
3. The storm was benign.
by Jafje September 24, 2007
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Get the Antonym mug.1. A word that means the same, or almost the same, as another word in the same language, either in all of its uses or in a specific context.
2. a word or expression that is used as another name for something in some styles of speaking or writing or to emphasize a specific aspect or association.
3. A duplicate taxonomic name that has been rejected or replaced.
2. a word or expression that is used as another name for something in some styles of speaking or writing or to emphasize a specific aspect or association.
3. A duplicate taxonomic name that has been rejected or replaced.
1. Examples of synonyms in this sense are "environment" and "surroundings" and the verbs "tear" and "rip."
2. Examples include "Gotham" and "New York."
2. Examples include "Gotham" and "New York."
by Jafje September 24, 2007
Get the Synonym mug.Officially: An offensive term that deliberately insults somebody's level of intelligence or education.
In slang: A person who is completely ignorant, an ass, a prik, idiot, etc.
In slang: A person who is completely ignorant, an ass, a prik, idiot, etc.
That guy's ignoramous. I despise him.
by Jafje September 30, 2007
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1. Something utterly ridiculous or lacking sense.
2. Something relating to or resembling an ass.
Slang:
1. The act of being an asshole.
2. The act of being a retard.
3. The act of being stupid.
4. The act of being ignoramus.
1. Something utterly ridiculous or lacking sense.
2. Something relating to or resembling an ass.
Slang:
1. The act of being an asshole.
2. The act of being a retard.
3. The act of being stupid.
4. The act of being ignoramus.
Official:
1. That's an asinine plan.
2. That piece of "art" is asinine.
Slang:
That guy's asinine, in all meanings of the word.
1. That's an asinine plan.
2. That piece of "art" is asinine.
Slang:
That guy's asinine, in all meanings of the word.
by Jafje September 30, 2007
Get the Asinine mug.1. A device to circulate currents of air, especially one with rotating blades.
2. A flat disk on a handle or a folding semicircular device for waving back and forth in order to cool the face.
3. Something in the shape of an open hand-held fan, e.g. the tail of a peacock.
4. Winnowing machine: a machine with a series of revolving blades used to winnow or clean grain.
2. A flat disk on a handle or a folding semicircular device for waving back and forth in order to cool the face.
3. Something in the shape of an open hand-held fan, e.g. the tail of a peacock.
4. Winnowing machine: a machine with a series of revolving blades used to winnow or clean grain.
He's fanning gnats.
by Jafje September 30, 2007
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