праздный

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic праздьнъ (prazdĭnŭ). Doublet of поро́жний (poróžnij).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpraznɨj]
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Adjective

пра́здный (prázdnyj) (comparative (по)пра́зднее or (по)пра́здней)

  1. (dated) empty
  2. idle
    праздная жизньprazdnaja žiznʹlife of idleness
    праздный разговор; праздные словаprazdnyj razgovor; prazdnyje slovaidle/empty talk
    праздное любопытствоprazdnoje ljubopytstvoidle curiosity
  3. useless, unnecessary
    праздные попыткиprazdnyje popytkivain/futile/idle attempts

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