morbido

See also: mórbido

Italian

Etymology

From Latin morbidus (“sickly, diseased”); the meaning evolved into "soft", "tender", "docile" as disease and illness make one weak.

Adjective

morbido (feminine singular morbida, masculine plural morbidi, feminine plural morbide)

  1. soft, tender, mellow
  2. (figuratively) docile, compliant

Synonyms

Antonyms

Noun

morbido m (plural morbidi)

  1. soft place

Derived terms

Latin

Adjective

morbidō

  1. dative masculine singular of morbidus
  2. dative neuter singular of morbidus
  3. ablative masculine singular of morbidus
  4. ablative neuter singular of morbidus
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