afetuoso

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• afectuoso (pre-1990 spelling or Brazil)
• affectuoso (pre-reform)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.fe.tuˈo.zu/ [a.fe.tʊˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /a.feˈtwo.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.fe.tuˈo.zu/ [a.fe.tʊˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /a.feˈtwo.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.fe.tuˈo.zo/ [a.fe.tʊˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /a.feˈtwo.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fɛˈtwo.zu/

Adjective

afetuoso (feminine afetuosa, masculine plural afetuosos, feminine plural afetuosas, metaphonic)

1. (of a person) affectionate (having affection)

   Synonym: carinhoso

2. (of an action) affectionate (indicating affection)

   Synonym: carinhoso

   • 1880, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “Duas faces de uma medalha [Two sides of a medal]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, published 1905, page 159:

     Cumprimentavam-se com uns toques de familiaridade, e n’um ou n’outro baile d’estes a que vae toda a gente, a boa e a má, tinham-se apertado a mão mutuamente, e tinham trocado algumas phrases affectuosas.

     They greeted each other with a touch of familiarity, and at one or another of those dances attended by all the people, both the good and the bad, they had shaken hands and exchanged a few affectionate words.

Related terms

• afeto