bovine

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
14
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈbəʊ.vaɪn/(UK)
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/ˈbəʊ.vaɪn/(UK) · /ˈboʊˌvaɪn/(US) · /ˈboʊˌvin/(US) · /ˈboʊ.vɪn/(US)

Definition of bovine

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of, relating to, or characteristic of cattle, buffaloes, or bison.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of, relating to, or characteristic of cattle, buffaloes, or bison.
  2. (not-comparable)Of, relating to, or characteristic of cattle, buffaloes, or bison.
  3. (figuratively)Sluggish, dull, slow-witted.
    “They had been selected and arranged with a dull, bovine indifference to any meaning that any of them might have.”
    “For reasons which are really a matter for a trainee psychoanalyst, who plays James Bond is a big thing for Spencer. To this end, he has unleashed a series of thoughts so bovine that I’ll just give you one for a little flavour.”
    “The inevitable consequence of handling complex international issues with cruel and bovine simplicity is to spread fear, uncertainty and instability.”

noun

  1. An animal of a family, subfamily, tribe, or genera including cattle, buffaloes and bison.
  2. (often, specifically)An animal of a family, subfamily, tribe, or genera including cattle, buffaloes and bison.
    “Near-synonyms: cattle beast, cattlebeast, cow”

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Etymology

PIE word *gʷṓws Borrowed from Late Latin bovīnus (“relating to cattle”), from Latin bōs (“ox”). Cognate to beef.

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