fineza
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From fino (“thin; fine”) + -eza (“-ness”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]fineza f (plural finezas)
- thinness (state of being thin)
- Synonyms: estreiteza, finura
- Antonyms: espessura, grossura
- slenderness (state of being slender)
- finesse (property of having grace, elegance, skill, or balance)
- Synonyms: delicadeza, elegância, finesse, requinte
- a favour owed to someone
- suavity (quality of being sweet or pleasing to the mind)
- (of metals and gems) purity (state or degree of being pure)
- Synonym: pureza
- Antonym: impuridade
Related terms
[edit]Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Spain) /fiˈneθa/ [fiˈne.θa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /fiˈnesa/ [fiˈne.sa]
- Rhymes: -eθa
- Rhymes: -esa
- Syllabification: fi‧ne‧za
Noun
[edit]fineza f (plural finezas)
- act of kindness
- compliment
- Synonym: cumplido
- delicacy, finesse
- Synonym: delicadeza
Further reading
[edit]- “fineza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
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- Spanish 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Spanish/eθa
- Rhymes:Spanish/eθa/3 syllables
- Rhymes:Spanish/esa
- Rhymes:Spanish/esa/3 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish feminine nouns