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Portuguese
Etymology
From alto + -ivo or borrowed from Spanish altivo.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ivu
- Hyphenation: al‧ti‧vo
Adjective
altivo (feminine altiva, masculine plural altivos, feminine plural altivas)
- high, elevated
- Synonym: alto
- (by extension) arrogant, haughty (arrogantly proud)
- Synonyms: soberbo, arrogante
- (by extension) noble, grand
- Synonym: majestoso
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Spanish
Etymology
From alto + -ivo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈtibo/
- Rhymes: -ibo
- Syllabification: al‧ti‧vo
Adjective
altivo (feminine altiva, masculine plural altivos, feminine plural altivas)
- arrogant, haughty
- Synonyms: arrogante, soberbio
Derived terms
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