bezjēdzīgums

Latvian

Etymology

From bezjēdzīgs (“nonsensical”) +‎ -ums, with bezjēdzīgs from bez- (“without”) +‎ jēga (“meaning, sense, understanding”), with g > dz via palatalization.

Pronunciation

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Noun

bezjēdzīgums m (1st declension)

  1. meaninglessness, senselessness, pointlessness (the state or quality of that which is meaningless, senseless, pointless)
    izteikuma bezjēdzīgums ― the meaninglessness of the expression
    slinkums un bezjēdzīgums pārņem dzīvi ― laziness and pointlessness take over life

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