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Supine word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "supine" word

[adjective] lying face upward
[adjective] offering no resistance; "resistless hostages"; "No other colony showed such supine, selfish helplessness in allowing her own border citizens to be mercilessly harried"- Theodore Roosevelt
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\Su*pine"\, a. [L. supinus, akin to sub under, super above. Cf. {Sub-}, {Super-}.] 1. Lying on the back, or with the face upward; -- opposed to prone. 2. Leaning backward, or inclining with exposure to the sun; sloping; inclined. If the vine On rising ground be placed, or hills supine. --Dryden. 3. Negligent; heedless; indolent; listless. He became pusillanimous and supine, and openly exposed to any temptation. --Woodward. Syn: Negligent; heedless; indolent; thoughtless; inattentive; listless; careless; drowsy. -- {Su*pine"ly}, adv. -- {Su*pine"ness}, n.
\Su"pine\, n. [L. supinum (sc. verbum), from supinus bent or thrown backward, perhaps so called because, although furnished with substantive case endings, it rests or falls back, as it were, on the verb: cf. F. supin.] (Lat. Gram.) A verbal noun; or (according to C.F.Becker), a case of the infinitive mood ending in -um and -u, that in -um being sometimes called the former supine, and that in -u the latter supine.

Synonyms for supine

inactive, passive, resistless, resupine, unerect, unresisting

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Let's analyse "supine" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ENIPUS. Average typing speed for these characters is 1635 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: supine: 3 + 9 + 5 = 17, reduced: 8 . and the final result is Eight.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: supine: 1 + 3 + 7 + 9 + 5 + 5 = 30, reduced: 3, and the final result is Three.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
E (1) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1) 9 Hermit Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
N (1) 14 Temperance Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
P (1) 16 Tower Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
S (1) 19 Sun Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
U (1) 21 World Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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