carente

Italian

Etymology

From Latin carentem, accusative singular of carēns.

Adjective

1. (with di to mean “in”) lacking
   • 2012, Gilberto Corbellini, Stili alimentari e salute di genere, page 24, →ISBN

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

Anagrams

• cerante, creante, crenate, nartece, recante

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kaˈren.te/, [käˈrɛn̪t̪ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kaˈren.te/, [käˈrɛn̪t̪e]

Participle

(deprecated template usage) carente

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of carēns

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin carentem, accusative singular of carēns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ˈɾẽ.t͡ʃi/

Adjective

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)

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

   Synonym: pobre

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

 

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin carens, from Latin carēre, whence English caret.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈɾente/ [kaˈɾẽn̪.t̪e]

Adjective

carente m or f (masculine and feminine plural carentes)

1. lacking, devoid

Related terms

• carecer
• carencia

Further reading

• “carente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014