boeotian

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /biˈoʊʃən/ UK /biːˈəʊʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
dull, stupid, or uncultured, after the ancient Greek region of Boeotia

The critic dismissed the novel as boeotian and devoid of wit.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · dull, stupid, or... dull stupid obtuse philistine uncultureddoltishignorant

Opposites

cultured refined sophisticated clever

Etymology

From Latin Boeotius, from Ancient Greek Boiōtios, pertaining to Boeotia, a region whose inhabitants were proverbially mocked by the Athenians as dull and unintellectual.

Boiōtios Ancient Greek

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# boeotian

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /biˈoʊʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /biːˈəʊʃən/

## Meanings
1. dull, stupid, or uncultured, after the ancient Greek region of Boeotia

## Examples
- The critic dismissed the novel as boeotian and devoid of wit.

## Synonyms
- dull
- stupid
- obtuse
- philistine
- uncultured
- doltish
- ignorant

## Antonyms
- cultured
- refined
- sophisticated
- clever

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: Boiōtios

## Etymology
From Latin Boeotius, from Ancient Greek Boiōtios, pertaining to Boeotia, a region whose inhabitants were proverbially mocked by the Athenians as dull and unintellectual.

## AI Etymology
Boeotian is from Latin Boeotius, from Ancient Greek Boiōtios, pertaining to Boeotia, a region whose inhabitants were proverbially mocked by the Athenians as dull and unintellectual. Important recorded forms include Boiōtios (Ancient Greek). The current sense covers dull, stupid, or uncultured, after the ancient Greek region of Boeotia.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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