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morbido

soft

adjective MOR-bee-doh Rare

Origin: Latin morbidus, 'diseased'

Also means

smooth

Usage Note

Morbido is a classic false friend: it means 'soft' or 'smooth to the touch', NOT 'morbid' (that would be morboso or macabro). The Latin morbidus originally meant 'diseased' (from morbus, disease) but Italian evolved the sense toward 'slack, soft'. A tessuto morbido is a soft fabric; morbido bread is fluffy bread.

Examples

"Questo cuscino è molto morbido."

Natural Translation

This pillow is very soft.

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