dicevole

Italian

Alternative forms

• decevole (archaic)

Etymology

From Late Latin decibilis (“proper, decent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈt͡ʃe.vo.le/
• Rhymes: -evole
• Hyphenation: di‧cé‧vo‧le

Adjective

dicevole (plural dicevoli) (literary, rare)

1. decent, proper, suitable

   Synonyms: adatto, confacente, conveniente, opportuno

   Antonyms: disdicevole, inadatto, inopportuno, sconveniente

   • 1349–1353, Giovanni Boccaccio, “Giornata quarta – Novella prima”, in Decameron; republished as Aldo Francesco Massera, editor, Il Decameron‎^[1], Bari: Laterza, 1927:

     Ed or volesse Iddio che, poi che a tanta disonestá conducerti dovevi, avessi preso uomo che alla tua nobiltá decevole fosse stato […].

     And would to God, as thou must needs demean thyself to such dishonour/dishonor, thou hadst taken a man suitable to thy nobility.

Derived terms

• dicevolmente

Related terms

• disdicevole

Anagrams

• cedevoli, decevoli