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bezjēdzīgums

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From bezjēdzīgs (nonsensical) +‎ -ums, with bezjēdzīgs from bez- (without) +‎ jēga (meaning, sense, understanding), with g > dz via palatalization.

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Noun

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bezjēdzīgums m (1st declension)

  1. meaninglessness, senselessness, pointlessness (the state or quality of that which is meaningless, senseless, pointless)
    izteikuma bezjēdzīgumsthe meaninglessness of the expression
    slinkums un bezjēdzīgums pārņem dzīvilaziness and pointlessness take over life

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