mansidão

See also: Mansidão

Portuguese

Etymology

From manso (“tame”) +‎ -idão.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.siˈdɐ̃w̃/ [mɐ̃.siˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.siˈdɐ̃w̃/ [mɐ̃.siˈðɐ̃w̃]

• Hyphenation: man‧si‧dão

Noun

mansidão f (usually uncountable, plural mansidões)

1. tameness; meekness

   Synonym: mansuetude

Further reading

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