afán

See also: afan

Galician

Alternative forms

• afam (reintegrationist)
• afão (reintegrationist)

Verb

afán

1. third-person plural present indicative of afacer

Noun

afán m

1. desire; thirst
2. effort
3. eagerness; keenness
4. very active work

   Cada día ten abondo co seu afán.

Spanish

Etymology

Deverbal from afanar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈfan/ [aˈfãn]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: a‧fán

Noun

afán m (plural afanes)

1. desire; thirst

   Synonyms: deseo, anhelo, aspiración

   afán de lucro ― greed

   afán de protagonismo ― desire to play a leading role

   • 1882, José Zorrilla, chapter XII, in La leyenda del Cid:

     ¿Fué vanidad personal? / ¿Fué afán de guardar su extraña / posición excepcional? / ¿o fué, fiel, casta y leal, / la mejor mujer de España?

     Was it personal vanity? / Was it (the) desire of guarding her odd / exceptional position? / or was she, faithful, pure and loyal / the best woman in Spain?

2. effort
3. eagerness; keenness

Related terms

• afanarse
• afanoso

 

Further reading

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