supine
[ adjective soo-pahyn; noun soo-pahyn ]
/ adjective suˈpaɪn; noun ˈsu paɪn /
adjective
lying on the back, face or front upward.
inactive, passive, or inert, especially from indolence or indifference.
(of the hand) having the palm upward.
noun
(in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”
(in English) the simple infinitive of a verb preceded by to.
an analogous form in some other language.
Origin of supine
First recorded in 1490–1500,
supine is from the Latin word
supīnus lying face up, inactive
OTHER WORDS FROM supine
su·pine·ly, adverb su·pine·ness, noun un·su·pine, adjectiveWords nearby supine
superwoman,
supinate,
supination,
supinator,
supinator muscle,
supine,
suplex,
supp.,
supp. rev. stat.,
suppawn,
suppedaneum
Example sentences from the Web for supine
British Dictionary definitions for supine
supine
adjective (suːˈpaɪn, sjuː-, ˈsuːpaɪn, ˈsjuː-)
lying or resting on the back with the face, palm, etc, upwards
displaying no interest or animation; lethargic
noun (ˈsuːpaɪn, ˈsjuː-)
grammar
a noun form derived from a verb in Latin, often used to express purpose with verbs of motion
Abbreviation: sup
Derived forms of supine
supinely, adverb supineness, nounWord Origin for supine
C15: from Latin
supīnus related to
sub under, up; (in grammatical sense) from Latin
verbum supīnum supine word (the reason for this use is unknown)
Medical definitions for supine
supine
[ sōō-pīn′, sōō′pīn′ ]
adj.
Lying on the back; having the face upward.
Having the palm of the hand or sole of the foot upward.