calmante

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalˈman.te/
• Rhymes: -ante
• Hyphenation: cal‧màn‧te

Participle

calmante (plural calmanti)

1. present participle of calmare

Adjective

calmante (plural calmanti)

1. relaxing
2. soothing

Noun

calmante m (plural calmanti)

1. painkiller
2. sedative
3. tranquillizer

Anagrams

• clamante

Norman

Adjective

calmante

1. feminine singular of calmant

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kawˈmɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [kaʊ̯ˈmɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kawˈmɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [kaʊ̯ˈmɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kawˈmɐ̃.te/ [kaʊ̯ˈmɐ̃.te]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kalˈmɐ̃.tɨ/ [kaɫˈmɐ̃.tɨ]

• Hyphenation: cal‧man‧te

Adjective

calmante m or f (plural calmantes)

1. calming (which makes someone calmer)
2. (psychology, pharmacology) antianxiety; anxiolytic (acting to combat or reduce anxiety)

   Synonyms: ansiolítico, antiansiedade

Noun

calmante m (plural calmantes)

1. (pharmacology) antianxiety (a substance that combats or reduces anxiety)

Spanish

Etymology

From calmar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalˈmante/ [kalˈmãn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: cal‧man‧te

Adjective

calmante m or f (masculine and feminine plural calmantes)

1. relaxing, soothing

Noun

calmante m (plural calmantes)

1. painkiller (anything that has a narcotic effect or calms)

   Synonym: analgésico

2. tranquilizer

   Synonym: tranquilizante

3. sedative

   Synonym: sedante

Derived terms

• tomarse un calmante (“take a chill pill”)

 

Further reading

• “calmante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28