leviano

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Spanish leviano (cf. modern Spanish liviano), from Vulgar Latin *levianus. Old Portuguese had the inherited form livão, showing a native treatment of intervocalic Latin /n/. Compare Galician livián.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /le.viˈɐ̃.nu/ [le.vɪˈɐ̃.nu], (faster pronunciation) /leˈvjɐ̃.nu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /le.viˈɐ.no/ [le.vɪˈɐ.no], (faster pronunciation) /leˈvjɐ.no/
 

  • Hyphenation: le‧vi‧a‧no

Adjective

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leviano (feminine leviana, masculine plural levianos, feminine plural levianas)

  1. flighty, thoughtless
  2. frivolous, flippant
  3. fickle
  4. imprudent, inconsiderate
  5. precipitate, rash
    Synonyms: irrefletido, precipitado, imprudente, insensato, leve
  6. (Brazil) light, weightless
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References

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