"niaiseux" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /njɛ.zø/, /nje.zø/ Forms: niaiseuse [feminine], niaiseux [masculine, plural], niaiseuses [feminine, plural]
Etymology: From niais + -eux. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|niais|-eux}} niais + -eux Head templates: {{fr-adj}} niaiseux (feminine niaiseuse, masculine plural niaiseux, feminine plural niaiseuses), {{tlb|fr|Québec}} (Quebec)
  1. niais, ignorant, stupid or simpleminded Tags: Quebec Synonyms: épais, niais, newfie
    Sense id: en-niaiseux-fr-adj-36VFJ7AX

Noun

IPA: /njɛ.zø/, /nje.zø/ Forms: niaiseux [plural], niaiseuse [feminine]
Etymology: From niais + -eux. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|niais|-eux}} niais + -eux Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=niaiseuse}} niaiseux m (plural niaiseux, feminine niaiseuse)
  1. dilly-dallier (someone who wastes time by engaging in trivial or unproductive activities) Tags: Quebec, masculine Synonyms: lambineux, tataouineux, taponneux
    Sense id: en-niaiseux-fr-noun-qRtVlMzC Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -eux, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Quebec French Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -eux: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Quebec French: 9 91

Inflected forms

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