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)
- soft, tender, mellow
- matita morbida, matita dura ― soft pencil, hard pencil
- Synonyms: soffice, tenero
- (figuratively) docile, compliant
- Synonyms: arrendevole, docile
Antonyms
- duro
Noun
morbido m (plural morbidi)
- soft place
Derived terms
- morbidamente
- morbidezza
Latin
Adjective
morbidō
- dative masculine singular of morbidus
- dative neuter singular of morbidus
- ablative masculine singular of morbidus
- ablative neuter singular of morbidus