supine (redirected from supines)

su·pine  (s-pn, spn)

adj.

1. Lying on the back or having the face upward.

2. Having the palm upward. Used of the hand.

3. Marked by or showing lethargy, passivity, or blameworthy indifference. See Synonyms at inactive.

4. Inclined; sloping.

n. Grammar

A defective Latin verbal noun of the fourth declension, having very limited syntax and only two cases, an accusative in -tum or -sum and an ablative in -t or -s. The accusative form is sometimes considered to be the fourth principal part of the Latin verb.

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[Middle English supin, Latin verbal noun, from Late Latin supnum (verbum), (verb) lying on its back, (verb) going back, neuter of Latin supnus; see upo in Indo-European roots.]

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su·pinely adv.

su·pineness n.

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supine [soo-pine]

Adjective

Formal lying on one's back [Latin supinus]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	supine - lying face upward resupine unerect - not upright in position or posture
	2.	supine - offering no resistance; "resistless hostages"; "No other colony showed such supine, selfish helplessness in allowing her own border citizens to be mercilessly harried"- Theodore Roosevelt unresisting, resistless passive, inactive - lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith

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supine

adjective 1. flat on your back, flat, horizontal, recumbent << OPPOSITE prone

adjective 2. lethargic, passive, lazy, idle, indifferent, careless, sluggish, negligent, inert, languid, uninterested, apathetic, lymphatic, listless, indolent, heedless, torpid, slothful, spiritless

Translations

supine [ˈsuːpaɪn] adj → couché(e) or étendu(e) sur le dos

supine [ˈsuːpaɪn] adj to be supine → auf dem Rücken liegen adv → auf dem Rücken

supine [ˈsuːpaɪn] adj → supino/a