бесхарактерный

Russian

Etymology

First attested in 1829. бес- (bes-) +‎ хара́ктер (xarákter) +‎ -ный (-nyj), possibly, a calque of German charakterlos.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [bʲɪsxɐˈraktʲɪrnɨj]

Adjective

бесхара́ктерный • (besxarákternyj) (comparative (по)бесхара́ктернее or (по)бесхара́ктерней)

weak-willed, spineless

Declension

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Derived terms

бесхара́ктерность (besxarákternostʹ)

References

Arapova, N. S. (2000), “бесхарактерный”, 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 56

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