temeroso

Spanish

Etymology

By dissimilation from an older *temoroso, from temor, or possibly an Early Medieval Latin or Late Latin timorōsus, from Latin timor. Compare Portuguese temeroso, Catalan and Occitan temorós, Italian timoroso and English timorous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /temeˈɾoso/ [t̪e.meˈɾo.so]

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• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: te‧me‧ro‧so

Adjective

temeroso (feminine temerosa, masculine plural temerosos, feminine plural temerosas)

1. fearful, distressed

   Synonym: miedoso

Derived terms

• temeroso de Dios

 

Related terms

• temer
• temor

 

Further reading

• “temeroso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014