blandícia

See also: blandicia

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin blanditia.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /blɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi.si.ɐ/ [blɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /blɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi.sjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /blɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi.si.a/ [blɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /blɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi.sja/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /blɐ̃ˈdi.sjɐ/

Noun

blandícia f (plural blandícias)

caress
Synonym: carícia
flattery
Synonym: lisonja

Derived terms

blandiciar

Related terms

brando

Further reading

“blandícia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“blandícia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026