necio

necio

1. neuter of neciu

Inherited from Old Spanish nesçio, from Latin nescius (“ignorant”), from ne- (“not”) + sciō (“to know”). Cognate with English nice.

• IPA^(key): /ˈneθjo/ [ˈne.θjo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /ˈnesjo/ [ˈne.sjo] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -eθjo (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -esjo (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: ne‧cio

necio (feminine necia, masculine plural necios, feminine plural necias)

1. stupid, ignorant

   Synonyms: estúpido, idiota, cretino

2. stubborn

   Synonyms: obstinado, terco

necio m (plural necios)

1. fool

• “necio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025