Definizione monolingua

supine

supine (plural supines)

1. (grammar) A type of verbal noun.

supine (comparative more supine, superlative most supine)

1. Lying on its back, reclined
   • 2011 December 15, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook the perfect nut roast”, Guardian:

     Christmas queen Mary Berrys aubergine five-nut roast, from her Christmas Collection, is, as the name suggests, rather more focused on the nut side of things. Breadcrumbs play second fiddle to a medley of almonds, Brazils, chestnuts, pine nuts and pistachios which, although tangy with lemon juice and garlic, is outrageously dense. A single slice of this could leave you supine in front of the Queens speech without even the wherewithal to reach for the remote control.

2. Sloping or inclined
3. Lethargic; blameworthy indifferent
   • 1788, Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist, published 1863, page 237:

     If the power of affording it be placed under the direction of the Union, there will be no danger of a supine and listless inattention to the dangers of a neighbor.

4. Passive
   • 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral, London: Oxford University Press: 1973, page 34,

     Nothing, therefore, can be more contrary than such a philosophy to the supine indolence of the mind.

Definizione dizionario supine

supino

Altri significati:

inclined

Passive

lying back

Lethargic; blameworthy indifferent

Sloping or inclined

(grammar) A type of verbal noun.

lethargic

verbal noun

Lying on its back, reclined