insanidade

Portuguese

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin īnsānitās. By surface analysis, in- +‎ sanidade.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.sa.niˈda.d͡ʒi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.sa.niˈda.de/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.sɐ.niˈda.dɨ/ [ĩ.sɐ.niˈða.ðɨ]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ad͡ʒi, (Portugal) -adɨ
  • Hyphenation: in‧sa‧ni‧da‧de

Noun

insanidade f (plural insanidades)

  1. insanity (state of being insane)
    Synonyms: demência, loucura

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