Russian

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Etymology

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First attested in 1880. без- (bez-)иде́я (idéja)-ный (-nyj), calque of German ideenlos.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bʲɪzɨˈdʲejnɨj]

Adjective

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безыде́йный (bezydéjnyj)

  1. lacking in ideas; idealess

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References

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  • Arapova, N. S. (2000) “безыдейный”, in Kalʹki v russkom jazyke poslepetrovskovo perioda. Opyt slovarja [Calques in Post-Petrine Russian. An Essay of a Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 53