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bovine

(boʊvaɪn)

1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

Bovine means relating to cattle.

[technical]

2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

If you describe someone's behaviour or appearance as bovine, you think that they are stupid or slow.

[disapproval]

I'm depressed by the bovine enthusiasm of the crowd's response.

Synonyms: dull, heavy, slow, thick More Synonyms of bovine

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bovine in British English

(ˈbəʊvaɪn)

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Bovini (cattle), a bovid tribe including domestic cattle

(of people) dull; sluggish; stolid

noun

any animal belonging to the Bovini

Derived forms

bovinely (ˈbovinely)

adverb

Word origin

C19: from Late Latin bovīnus concerning oxen or cows, from Latin bōs ox, cow

bovine in American English

(ˈboʊˌvaɪn; ˈboʊˌvin)

adjective

of an ox

having oxlike qualities; thought of as oxlike; slow, dull, stupid, stolid, etc.

noun

any of a genus (Bos) of bovid ruminants

any similar bovid

Word origin

LL bovinus < L bos (gen. bovis), ox: see cow1

Synonyms of 'bovine'

cow-like, taurine, calf-like, cattle-like

dull, heavy, slow, thick

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1 (adjective) in the sense of cow-like

Definition

of or relating to cattle

an expression half bovine and half sheep-like

Synonyms

cow-like

taurine

calf-like

cattle-like

2 (adjective) in the sense of dull

Definition

dull, sluggish, or ugly

I'm depressed by the bovine enthusiasm of the crowd's response.

Synonyms

dull

heavy

I struggle to raise eyelids still heavy with sleep.

slow

thick

He speaks to me as if I'm thick.

stupid

I'm not stupid, you know.

dense

You can be a bit dense sometimes.

sluggish

feeling sluggish and lethargic after a big meal

lifeless

His novels are shallow and lifeless.

inactive

They certainly were not politically inactive.

inert

The novel itself remains oddly inert.

lethargic

He felt too miserable and lethargic to get dressed.

dozy (British, informal)

Some dozy bloke ignored the warning signs and drove into a lake.

listless

He was listless and pale and wouldn't eat.

unresponsive

stolid

the stolid faces of the two detectives

torpid

He led a lazy, torpid life at the weekends.

slothful (formal)

He was not slothful: he had been busy all night.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of dense

Definition

stupid or dull

You can be a bit dense sometimes.

Synonyms

stupid (informal),

slow,

thick,

dull,

dumb (informal),

crass,

dozy (British, informal),

stolid,

dopey (informal),

moronic,

obtuse,

brainless,

blockheaded,

braindead (informal),

dumb-ass (informal),

dead from the neck up (informal),

thickheaded,

blockish,

dim-witted (informal),

slow-witted,

thick-witted

in the sense of dozy

Definition

stupid and slow-witted

Some dozy bloke ignored the warning signs and drove into a lake.

Synonyms

stupid,

silly,

daft (informal),

senseless,

goofy (informal)

in the sense of heavy

Definition

clumsy and slow

I struggle to raise eyelids still heavy with sleep.

Synonyms

sluggish,

slow,

dull,

wooden,

stupid,

inactive,

inert,

apathetic,

drowsy,

listless,

indolent,

torpid,

hevE

Nearby words of
bovine

bourgeois
bourn
bout
bovine
bow
bow down to someone
bow out

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单词	bovine
释义	Trends of bovine View usage for: bovine (boʊvaɪn) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Bovine means relating to cattle. [technical] 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe someone's behaviour or appearance as bovine, you think that they are stupid or slow. [disapproval] I'm depressed by the bovine enthusiasm of the crowd's response. Synonyms: dull, heavy, slow, thick More Synonyms of bovine More Synonyms of bovine bovine in British English (ˈbəʊvaɪn) adjective 1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Bovini (cattle), a bovid tribe including domestic cattle 2. (of people) dull; sluggish; stolid noun 3. any animal belonging to the Bovini Derived forms bovinely (ˈbovinely) adverb Word origin C19: from Late Latin bovīnus concerning oxen or cows, from Latin bōs ox, cow bovine in American English (ˈboʊˌvaɪn; ˈboʊˌvin) adjective 1. of an ox 2. having oxlike qualities; thought of as oxlike; slow, dull, stupid, stolid, etc. noun 3. any of a genus (Bos) of bovid ruminants 4. any similar bovid Word origin LL bovinus < L bos (gen. bovis), ox: see cow1 Synonyms of 'bovine' cow-like, taurine, calf-like, cattle-like dull, heavy, slow, thick More Synonyms of bovine 1 (adjective) in the sense of cow-like Definition of or relating to cattle an expression half bovine and half sheep-like Synonyms cow-like taurine calf-like cattle-like 2 (adjective) in the sense of dull Definition dull, sluggish, or ugly I'm depressed by the bovine enthusiasm of the crowd's response. Synonyms dull heavy I struggle to raise eyelids still heavy with sleep. slow thick He speaks to me as if I'm thick. stupid I'm not stupid, you know. dense You can be a bit dense sometimes. sluggish feeling sluggish and lethargic after a big meal lifeless His novels are shallow and lifeless. inactive They certainly were not politically inactive. inert The novel itself remains oddly inert. lethargic He felt too miserable and lethargic to get dressed. dozy (British, informal) Some dozy bloke ignored the warning signs and drove into a lake. listless He was listless and pale and wouldn't eat. unresponsive stolid the stolid faces of the two detectives torpid He led a lazy, torpid life at the weekends. slothful (formal) He was not slothful: he had been busy all night. Additional synonyms in the sense of dense Definition stupid or dull You can be a bit dense sometimes. Synonyms stupid (informal), slow, thick, dull, dumb (informal), crass, dozy (British, informal), stolid, dopey (informal), moronic, obtuse, brainless, blockheaded, braindead (informal), dumb-ass (informal), dead from the neck up (informal), thickheaded, blockish, dim-witted (informal), slow-witted, thick-witted in the sense of dozy Definition stupid and slow-witted Some dozy bloke ignored the warning signs and drove into a lake. Synonyms stupid, silly, daft (informal), senseless, goofy (informal) in the sense of heavy Definition clumsy and slow I struggle to raise eyelids still heavy with sleep. Synonyms sluggish, slow, dull, wooden, stupid, inactive, inert, apathetic, drowsy, listless, indolent, torpid, hevE Nearby words of bovine bourgeois bourn bout bovine bow bow down to someone bow out Synonyms of 'bovine' bovine Explore 'bovine' in the dictionary
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