inanição

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin inānītiōnem.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.na.niˈsɐ̃w̃/ [i.na.niˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.nɐ.niˈsɐ̃w̃/

Noun

inanição f (uncountable)

1. inanition; starvation (a condition of severe suffering due to a lack of nutrition)

   Synonym: fome

   Antonym: obesidade

2. inanition; emptiness (especially of the stomach)

   Synonyms: inânia, vacuidade

   Antonym: plenitude

Related terms

• inane
• inanir