involuntário

See also: involuntario

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin involuntārius, corresponding to in- +‎ voluntário.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.vo.lũˈta.ɾi.u/ [ĩ.vo.lũˈta.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.vo.lũˈta.ɾju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.vo.lũˈta.ɾi.u/ [ĩ.vo.lũˈta.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.vo.lũˈta.ɾju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.vo.lũˈta.ɾi.o/ [ĩ.vo.lũˈta.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.vo.lũˈta.ɾjo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.vu.lũˈta.ɾju/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.vu.lũˈta.ɾju/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.bu.lũˈta.ɾju/

• Hyphenation: in‧vo‧lun‧tá‧ri‧o

Adjective

involuntário (feminine involuntária, masculine plural involuntários, feminine plural involuntárias)

1. involuntary; unintentional (without intention)
2. involuntary; unconscious (without directed thought or awareness)

   Synonyms: inconsciente, automático, maquinal, mecânico, incônscio