hebes

Meaning

1. (declension-3, one-termination) blunt, dull, not sharp or pointed
2. (declension-3, one-termination) dim, faint, dull; tasteless, without smell, without sensation
3. (declension-3, figuratively, one-termination) dull, obtuse, sluggish, heavy, stupid; slow, tardy

Concepts

dull

delayed

blunt

nighted

oaf

sluggish

lout

Synonyms

brutus

plumbeus

serus

stolidus

tardus

obtūsus

Translations

embotado

stomp

bot

romo

stumpf

émoussé

spuntato

esmussat

unpünktlich

tardà

zu spät

dumme Gans

αργοπορημένος

كلِيل

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈhɛ.bɛs]

Etymology

From hebeō (“I am blunt or dull”) with a suffix -t- that can also be found in -es (“faring”).