incrível

Portuguese

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin incrēdibilis or adapted based on crível. By surface analysis, in- +‎ crível. Piecewise doublet of incredível.

Cognate with Galician incríbel, Spanish increíble, Catalan increïble, French incroyable, Occitan incredible, Italian incredibile, and English incredible.

Pronunciation

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

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ivɛl
  • Hyphenation: in‧crí‧vel

Adjective

incrível m or f (plural incríveis, comparable, comparative mais incrível, superlative o mais incrível or incredibilíssimo)

  1. noncredible, uncredible
    Synonyms: incredível, inacreditável
  2. incredible, amazing
  3. incredible, wonderful
    Synonym: maravilhoso

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:incrível.

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