carente

Italian

Etymology

From Latin carentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈrɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: ca‧rèn‧te

Adjective

carente m or f by sense (plural carenti)

1. lacking [with di ‘in’]
   • 2012, Gilberto Corbellini, Stili alimentari e salute di genere, →ISBN, page 24:

     Ora, in quel contesto socio-economico, all'origine di una dieta carente di ferro c'erano certamente anche delle ragioni di preferenza alimentare.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Related terms

• carenza

Further reading

• “carente”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• cerante, creante, crenate, nartece, recante

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kaˈrɛn.tɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [kaˈrɛn.te]

Participle

carente

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of carēns

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin carentem.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈɾẽ.tɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ẽtɨ
• Hyphenation: ca‧ren‧te

Adjective

carente m or f (plural carentes)

1. (with de) destitute; in need (of); devoid (of) (lacking something)

   Essa região está carente de florestas. ― This region is destitute of forests.

2. (sometimes euphemistic) destitute; poor (lacking money)

   Synonym: pobre

   Eles não dão a mínima para as famílias carentes. ― They don’t care about the poor families.

3. (with estar) in need of emotional connection

   Desde que seus filhos morreram, ela está carente o tempo inteiro. ― Ever since her children died, she is in need of emotional connection all the time.

4. (with ser) needy (desiring constant affirmation, lacking in self confidence)

Related terms

• carecer
• carência

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin carentem, from Latin carēre, whence English caret.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈɾente/ [kaˈɾẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: ca‧ren‧te

Adjective

carente m or f (masculine and feminine plural carentes)

1. lacking, devoid

   Synonym: desprovisto

Related terms

• carecer
• carencia

Further reading

• “carente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025