soltura

Portuguese

Etymology

From solto +‎ -ura.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sowˈtu.ɾɐ/ [soʊ̯ˈtu.ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sowˈtu.ɾɐ/ [soʊ̯ˈtu.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sowˈtu.ɾa/ [soʊ̯ˈtu.ɾa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /solˈtu.ɾɐ/ [soɫˈtu.ɾɐ], /sɔlˈtu.ɾɐ/ [sɔɫˈtu.ɾɐ]

• Hyphenation: sol‧tu‧ra

Noun

soltura f (plural solturas)

1. release (from prison, etc.)

   Synonyms: libertação, liberação

   Antonyms: prisão, encarceramento

2. looseness
3. (figuratively) disinhibition

   Synonym: desembaraço

   Antonyms: embaraço, timidez

4. (figuratively) audacity

   Synonyms: audácia, atrevimento

5. explanation, resolution

   Synonyms: explicação, resolução, solução

6. diarrhoea

   Synonyms: diarreia, caganeira

Spanish

Noun

soltura f (plural solturas)

1. fluency
2. looseness

Further reading

• “soltura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16