desvanecimento

Portuguese

Etymology

From desvanecer +‎ -imento.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.va.ne.siˈmẽ.tu/, /d͡ʒiz.va.ne.siˈmẽ.tu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʒ.va.ne.siˈmẽ.tu/, /d͡ʒiʒ.va.ne.siˈmẽ.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.va.ne.siˈmẽ.to/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.vɐ.nɨ.siˈmẽ.tu/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.bɐ.nɨ.siˈmẽ.tu/ [dɨʒ.βɐ.nɨ.siˈmẽ.tu]

Noun

desvanecimento m (plural desvanecimentos)

  1. evanescence; fade (the act of vanishing away)
  2. complacency (feeling of contented self-satisfaction)

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