malemolência

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • malimolência, manemolência, manimolência, manimonência, manumolência, molemolência, molimolência

Etymology

Uncertain, but possibly onomatopoeic. Formed with the suffix -ência.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.le.moˈlẽ.si.ɐ/ [ma.le.moˈlẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ma.le.moˈlẽ.sjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.le.moˈlẽ.si.a/ [ma.le.moˈlẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ma.le.moˈlẽ.sja/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.lɨ.muˈlẽ.sjɐ/

  • Rhymes: -ẽsiɐ
  • Hyphenation: ma‧le‧mo‧lên‧ci‧a

Noun

malemolência f (plural malemolências) (Brazil, informal)

  1. (music) the swaying rhythm characteristic of samba
    A moça anda com malemolência. ― The young lady sways as she walks.
  2. laziness, sloth (unwillingness to do work)
    Synonyms: lassidão, moleza, preguiça
  3. slyness (the state of being dexterous or cunning)
    Synonyms: manha, malícia, molejo

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