いい【いいかげん】

Frequency rank: 3,961. – 3,964.
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
  1. irresponsible; perfunctory; careless
  2. lukewarm; half-baked; halfhearted; vague
  3. reasonable; moderateusu. in suggestions or orderssee also
    4. adverb (fukushi)
  4. considerably; quite; rather; pretty
Forms
  • いい【いいかげん】Frequency rank: 3,961. – 3,964.
  • い【いいかげん】
  • 【いいかげん】
  • いいかげんFrequency rank: 31,058. – 31,341.
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. irresponsible; perfunctory; careless
    2. This meaning suggests a lack of responsibility or thoroughness in actions or attitudes, indicating a nonchalant or careless approach.
    He is doing his job carelessly.
    That report has a perfunctory quality.
  2. lukewarm; half-baked; halfhearted; vague
    3. This usage describes something that is lacking in enthusiasm or effort, and can refer to opinions, plans, or actions that are not fully committed or are unclear.
    Her response was vague.
    That proposal is too half-baked to be worth discussing.
  3. reasonable; moderate
    4. In this context, it implies a sense of adequacy or moderation, something that is not extreme or excessive.
    He sells products at a reasonable price.
    This size is moderately just right.
  4. considerably; quite; rather; pretty
    5. This meaning indicates a degree of intensity or emphasis, often used to express that something is more than expected or more than average.
    It’s quite cold today.
    This movie was rather interesting.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to be irresponsible (to stop being careless)careless workhalf-hearted attitudeto think vaguer or more lightlyto do something perfunctoryirresponsible person
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