cadência

See also: cadencia and cadència

Portuguese

Etymology

Latinised form of Italian cadenza. Doublet of chance.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈdẽ.si.ɐ/ [kaˈdẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /kaˈdẽ.sjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈdẽ.si.ɐ/ [kaˈdẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /kaˈdẽ.sjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈdẽ.si.a/ [kaˈdẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /kaˈdẽ.sja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈdẽ.sjɐ/ [kɐˈðẽ.sjɐ]

• Rhymes: -ẽsiɐ, (faster pronunciation) -ẽsjɐ
• Hyphenation: ca‧dên‧ci‧a

Noun

cadência f (plural cadências)

1. cadence
   1. rhythm, especially a pleasant one

      Synonym: ritmo

   2. any harmonious sequence of sounds similar to rhythm

      Synonym: ritmo

2. (music) trill

   Synonym: trilo

3. (figuratively) gift, talent

   Synonyms: talento, vocação

Related terms

• cadente
• cair

Further reading

• “cadência”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “cadência”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026