ruin
Meaning
- (feminine,masculine) contemptible, mean, heartless
- (feminine,masculine) mean, stingy
- (feminine,masculine) wild; unruly
- (feminine,masculine) rachitic
Concepts
mean
vicious
despicable
heartless
petty
small
paltry
roguish
scurvy
shabby
vile
villainous
woeful
wretched
caitiff
rogue
villain
mingy
miserly
tight
abject
bad
evil
wicked
Frequency
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈrwin/
Etymology
From an earlier *ruino, from ruina, or from a Vulgar Latin root *ruīnus, ultimately from Latin ruīna. Compare Portuguese ruim, Catalan roí. The lack of a final /-o/ may suggest a borrowing.
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