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ansia

See also: ansía, ansiá, ànsia, and ânsia

Galician

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Etymology

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From Late Latin anxia.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ansia f (plural ansias)

  1. craving, eagerness
  2. interest, involvement
  3. worry
  4. anxiety

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Late Latin anxia, derived from Classical Latin anxius (“anxious”).

Noun

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ansia f (plural ansie)

  1. anxiety, apprehension
    Synonyms: ansietà, apprensione
  2. eagerness
    Synonym: bramosia
Derived terms
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Further reading

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  • ansia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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ansia

  1. feminine singular of ansio

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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ansia

  1. inflection of ansiare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin anxia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈansja/ [ˈãn.sja]
  • Rhymes: -ansja
  • Syllabification: an‧sia

Noun

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ansia f (plural ansias)

  1. anxiety, apprehension
    Synonyms: ansiedad, aprehensión
  2. eagerness
    Synonym: avidez
  3. craving, hankering
  4. yearning, longing
    Synonym: anhelo

Usage notes

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  • Feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like this one regularly take the singular articles el and un, usually reserved for masculine nouns.
    el ansia, un ansia
  • They maintain the usual feminine singular articles la and una if an adjective intervenes between the article and the noun.
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Further reading

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