buridan's ass
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Definitions of buridan's ass words
- noun buridan's ass an example intended to show the deficiency of reason. An ass standing equidistant from two identical heaps of oats starves to death because reason provides no grounds for choosing to eat one rather than the other 3
- noun buridan's ass (Countable Noun) (chiefly derogatory) A person or organization who doesn't make a choice. 0
- noun buridan's ass (Uncountable Noun) (chiefly derogatory) Collectively, people who don't make a choice. 0
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buridan's ass popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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