amável

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin amābilis (“lovable, worthy of love”).[1] By surface analysis, amar +‎ -ável.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈma.vew/ [aˈma.veʊ̯]
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
  • Hyphenation: a‧má‧vel

Adjective

amável m or f (plural amáveis, comparable, comparative mais amável, superlative o mais amável or amabilíssimo)

  1. amiable, lovable, lovely
  2. friendly, kind
  3. courteous, engaging

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “amável”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

Further reading

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