semejante

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *similiantem, present participle of *similiāre, a verb based on Latin similis (“similar”). By surface analysis, semejar +‎ -ante. Compare Galician semellante, Portuguese semelhante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /semeˈxante/ [se.meˈxãn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: se‧me‧jan‧te

Adjective

semejante m or f (masculine and feminine plural semejantes)

1. similar

   Synonyms: parecido, símil, similar

   Antonym: desemejante

2. such
3. what a (when followed by a noun)

Derived terms

• semejantemente

 

Related terms

• semejanza
• semejar

 

Further reading

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