contemplação

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin contemplātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.tẽ.plaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kõ.tẽ.plaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.tẽ.plɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: con‧tem‧pla‧ção

Noun

contemplação f (plural contemplações)

1. the act of beholding (staring with awe)
2. the act of contemplating (considering with attention)

Related terms

• contemplar

Further reading

• “contemplação”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024