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inamorato (n.)[inamorato 词源字典]: 1892, masc. of inamorata (q.v.).[inamorato etymology, inamorato origin, 英语词源]
inane (adj.): "silly, empty-headed," 1819, earlier "empty" (1660s), a back-formation from inanity. Related: Inanely.
inanimate (adj.): early 15c., from Late Latin inanimatus "lifeless," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + animatus (see animation). The same word in 17c. also was a verb meaning "to infuse with life," from the other in- (see in- (2)).
inanition (n.): c. 1400, from Old French inanition, from Latin inanitionem (nominative inanitio) "emptiness," noun of action from past participle stem of inanire "to empty," from inanis "empty, void, worthless, useless," of uncertain origin.
inanity (n.): c. 1600, "emptiness, hollowness," literal and figurative, from French inanité or directly from Latin inanitas "emptiness, empty space," figuratively "worthlessness," noun of quality from inanis "empty, void, worthless, useless," of uncertain origin.
inapplicable (adj.): 1650s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + applicable. Related: Inapplicably; inapplicability.
inapposite (adj.): 1620s (implied in inappositely), from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + apposite.
inappropriate (adj.): 1804, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + appropriate (adj.). Related: Inappropriately; inappropriateness.
inapt (adj.): 1744, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + apt. Related: Inaptly; inaptness.
inaptitude (n.): 1610s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + aptitude.
inarticulate (adj.): c. 1600, "not clear or intelligible" (of speech), from Late Latin inarticulatus "inarticulate, indistinct," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + articulatus, past participle of articulare (see articulation). Related: Inarticulately; inarticulateness.
inartistic (adj.): 1836, from in- (1) "not" + artistic. Inartistical is attested from 1849.
inasmuch: contraction of in as much, first attested c. 1300 as in als mikel, a Northern form. First contracted to in asmuch, then, beginning 14c. and especially since 17c., to one word.
inattention (n.): 1710, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + attention.
inattentive (adj.): 1741, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + attentive. Related: Inattentively; inattentiveness.
inaudible (adj.): mid-15c., "unfit to be heard;" c. 1600, "unable to be heard," from Latin inaudibilis "inaudible," from in- ânotâ (see in- (1)) + audibilis (see audible). Related: Inaudibly; inaudibility.
inaugural (adj.): 1680s, from French inaugural (17c.), from inaugurer "to inaugurate" (see inauguration). The noun meaning "an inaugural address" is recorded from 1832, American English.
inaugurate (v.): c. 1600, a back-formation from inauguration and also from Latin inauguratus, past participle of inaugurare (see inauguration). Related: Inaugurated; inaugurating.
inauguration (n.): 1560s, from French inauguration "installation, consecration," and directly from Latin inaugurationem (nominative inauguratio) "consecration, installment under good omens," noun of action from past participle stem of inaugurare "take omens from the flight of birds; consecrate or install when such omens are favorable," from in- "on, in" (see in- (2)) + augurare "to act as an augur, predict" (see augur).
inauspicious (adj.): 1590s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + auspicious. Related: Inauspiciously; inauspiciousness.