ligeireza

Portuguese

Etymology

From ligeiro +‎ -eza.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /li.ʒe(j)ˈɾe.zɐ/ [li.ʒe(ɪ̯)ˈɾe.zɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /li.ʒe(j)ˈɾe.zɐ/ [li.ʒe(ɪ̯)ˈɾe.zɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /li.ʒe(j)ˈɾe.za/ [li.ʒe(ɪ̯)ˈɾe.za]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /li.ʒɐjˈɾe.zɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /li.ʒɐjˈɾe.zɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /li.ʒejˈɾe.zɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /li.ʒejˈɾe.zɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /li.ʒeˈɾe.zɐ/

• Hyphenation: li‧gei‧re‧za

Noun

ligeireza f (plural ligeirezas)

1. lightness
2. brevity
3. rapidity

Further reading

• “ligeireza”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025