involuntário

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin involuntārius, corresponding to in- +‎ voluntário.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.vo.lũˈta.ɾi.u/ [ĩ.vo.lũˈta.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.vo.lũˈta.ɾju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.vo.lũˈta.ɾi.o/ [ĩ.vo.lũˈta.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.vo.lũˈta.ɾjo/
 

  • Hyphenation: in‧vo‧lun‧tá‧ri‧o

Adjective

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involuntário (feminine involuntária, masculine plural involuntários, feminine plural involuntárias)

  1. involuntary; unintentional (without intention)
  2. involuntary; unconscious (without directed thought or awareness)
    Synonyms: inconsciente, automático, maquinal, mecânico, incônscio