instável

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin īnstabilis. By surface analysis, in- +‎ estável.

Pronunciation

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

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
  • Hyphenation: ins‧tá‧vel

Adjective

instável m or f (plural instáveis)

  1. unstable; unsteady (tending to change)
    Synonyms: volúvel, inconstante
    Antonyms: estável, constante, sólido, firme
  2. unstable; unsteady (tending to collapse)
    Antonyms: estável, sólido, firme

Derived terms

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