so-so

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

Neither good nor bad; tolerable, passable, indifferent.

Adv

Neither very well nor very poorly.

Sinonieme

mediocre

not bad

bearable

indifferent

tolerable

middling

neither good nor bad

acceptably

tolerably

nothing special

merely

in one way or another

intermediary

intermediate

little by little

marginal

median

medium

mid

middle-sized

minimal

ordinary

plebeian

same

short

somehow

somewhat

sufferable

sum

then

well

word

be moderate

well then

mid-sized

in a middling position

okayish

stomachable

comme ci comme ça

decentish

after all

average

careless

casual

common

conclusion

fair

fair-sized

indifferently

in general

Vertalings

comme ci comme ça

couci-couça

así así

così così

mais ou menos

so lala

más o menos

έτσι κι έτσι

assim assim

plus minus

نِصْف نِصْف

lala

soso

insomma

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈsəʊˌsəʊ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: so so

Geërf van Old English: swā swā

Verwante met Nederlands: zozo

Verwante met Duits: soso

Verwante met Noors: så som så

In summary

From Middle English so so, from Old English swā swā, equivalent to so + so. Compare Dutch zozo (“so-so”), German soso (“so-so”), Norwegian så som så (“so-so”).