uguale

Italian

Alternative forms

• eguale (uncommon)
• equale (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin aequālis, derived from aequus (“equal, even”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈɡwa.le/

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  • Hyphenation: u‧guà‧le
• (regional) IPA^(key): /uɡˈɡwa.le/
• Rhymes: -ale

Adjective

uguale (plural uguali)

1. equal, identical, alike, like, same

   Synonyms: (literary) altrettale, identico, (familiar) spiccicato, (familiar) sputato, tale e quale

   Antonyms: differente, disuguale, diverso

2. (music) equal (intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female)
3. even; level

   Synonyms: liscio, piano

4. (mathematics) equal

   essere uguale a ― to equal

5. (geometry) congruent
6. (set theory) containing the same elements

Derived terms

• ragguagliare
• uguagliare
• ugualmente

 

Related terms

• egualitario
• egualizzare
• uguaglianza
• ugualità

 

Noun

uguale m or f by sense (plural uguali)

1. equal (person of equal status to others)

Noun

uguale m (plural uguali)

1. same thing
2. (mathematics) equal sign

Adverb

uguale

1. the same, alike

Further reading

• uguale in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti, Dizionario italiano, ed inglese, Volume 1 (1828)