caráter
See also: carater
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin character, from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr). Doublet of caractere.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈɾa.teʁ/ [kaˈɾa.teh]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kaˈɾa.teɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kaˈɾa.teʁ/ [kaˈɾa.teχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈɾa.teɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈɾa.tɛɾ/
- Hyphenation: ca‧rá‧ter
Noun
caráter m (plural caracteres or carateres) (Brazilian spelling, European spelling)
- character
- moral strength; honesty
- Synonyms: honestidade, transparência, integridade
- Antonyms: desonestidade, má-fé
- distinguishing feature; characteristic
- Synonyms: característica, índole, natureza
- moral strength; honesty
Usage notes
- Note the unusual stress shift in the plural.
Derived terms
- a caráter
Related terms
- caraterística
- carateristicamente
- caraterístico
- caraterização
- caraterizado
- caraterizador
- caraterizante
- caraterizar
- caraterologia
- caraterológico
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