fehaciente

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish fefaciente, from fe (“faith”) + faciente, from Latin facientem (“making”), the present participle of faciō (“to make”), whose descendant in modern Spanish is hacer. Compare Catalan fefaent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /feaˈθjente/ [fe.aˈθjẽn̪.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /feaˈsjente/ [fe.aˈsjẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: fe‧ha‧cien‧te

Adjective

fehaciente m or f (masculine and feminine plural fehacientes)

1. reliable

   Synonyms: fiable, confiable, fidedigno

2. indisputable

   Synonyms: indisputable, inobjetable

Derived terms

• fehacientemente

 

Further reading

• “fehaciente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28