What does necio in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word necio in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use necio in Spanish.

The word necio in Spanish means stupid, fool, idiot, ignorant, dim, blockhead, halfwit, stubborn, headstrong, stick-in-the-mud, annoying, irritating. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word necio

stupid

adjetivo (tonto, bobo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Encima de torpe eres necio. ¿Cómo vas a cocinar si no enciendes la estufa?
Besides being clumsy, you're stupid. How can you cook if you don't turn the stove on?

fool, idiot

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (persona tonta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No puedes tener una conversación inteligente con un necio.
You can't have an intelligent conversation with a fool (or: idiot).

ignorant, dim

adjetivo (ignorante, inculto)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

blockhead, halfwit

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (persona ignorante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

stubborn, headstrong

adjetivo (terco, porfiado)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Antonio es muy necio: comete errores porque nunca escucha consejos.
Tony is very stubborn (or: headstrong) and makes mistakes because he never listens to anybody's advice.

stick-in-the-mud

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (persona terca) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un necio se aferra a sus ideas por equivocadas que sean.
A stick-in-the-mud to stands by their ideas no matter how wrong they are.

annoying, irritating

adjetivo (AmC, CO, MX (persona: pesada, irritante)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Yo quiero mucho a Roxana, pero cuando viene con el hijo me tengo que armar de mucha paciencia: ¡es tan necio!
I love Roxana loads, but her kid really tests my patience; he is so annoying (or: irritating)!

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