amável

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈma.vɛl/ [ɐˈma.vɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈma.vɛl/ [ɐˈma.vɛɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈma.bɛl/ [ɐˈma.βɛɫ]

• 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

• amavelmente

Related terms

• amabilidade

Further reading

• “amável”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024