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menso

/ˈmenso/

adjective/ˈmenso/

foolish, dull; distracted, absent-minded; ignorant; inexpert; timid, shy

Synonyms: bobo, insensato, tarado, tonto, absorto, distraído, ignorante, inexperto

Antonyms: aguzado, brillante, inteligente, listo, atento, concentrado, conocedor, sabio

Arguably taken from Latin mēnsa (“table”); it is thought that medieval monks used the names of inanimate objects in disparaging reference to illiterate or non‐discerning people, partially out of a desire to not use an explicitly pejorative insult as would be forbidden by their canons.