नीरस

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नीरस (nīrasa).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /niː.ɾəs/, [niː.ɾɐs]

Adjective

नीरस • (nīras) (indeclinable)

  1. without sap, without taste or flavor
  2. dry, arid (of terrain)
  3. empty, uninteresting (of remarks, writings)
  4. unfeeling, insensitive

Noun

नीरस • (nīras) m

  1. dryness, dullness

Declension

  • नीरसता (nīrastā, dullness)

References

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

निर्- (nir-, without) + रस (rasa, juice).

Pronunciation

Adjective

नीरस • (nīrasa) stem

  1. without juice, sapless, dried up, withered
  2. flavourless, tasteless
  3. insipid, without charm, dull

Noun

नीरस • (nīrasa) stem, ?

  1. pomegranate

Derived terms

  • नीरसत्व (nīrasatva, withering)
  • नीरसता (nīrasatā, dullness)

References

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