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English
Etymology 1
Italian assai.
Adverb
assai (not comparable)
- (music) A tempo direction equivalent to "very".
Etymology 2
Noun
assai (plural assais)
- Alternative spelling of acai.
1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World , London, New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:"What do you make of that?" he asked. "It is surely an Assai palm," said Summerlee. "Exactly. It was an Assai palm which I took for my landmark. The secret opening is half a mile onwards upon the other side of the river."
Anagrams
Catalan
Adverb
assai
- (Alghero) very
- Synonym: molt
- assai blanc ― very white
- (Alghero) much, a lot
- Synonyms: molt, tant
- M'agrada assai això ― I like that a lot
Adjective
assai (invariable)
- (Alghero) many
- Synonyms: molt, tant
- No vull coses assai ― I don't want many things
References
El Català de l'Alguer : un model d'àmbit restringit, Barcelona, 2003, →ISBN, page 27,33,54
Corsican
Etymology
From Late Latin ad satis. Cognates include Italian assai and French assez.
Pronunciation
Adverb
assai
- very
- much
- for a long time
References
- “assai” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian assai. Doublet of assez.
Pronunciation
Adverb
assai
- (music) assai
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin ad satis, from Latin ad + satis; cf. French assez.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /asˈsaj/
- Rhymes: -aj
- Hyphenation: as‧sài
Adverb
assai (superlative (jocular) assaissimo)
- very
- Synonyms: abbastanza, molto
La musica da camera era assai allegra.- The chamber music was very cheerful.
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Middle English
Noun
assai
- Alternative form of assay
Neapolitan
Adverb
assai
- Alternative form of assaje
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Verb
assai
- second-person plural imperative of assar
Sicilian
Etymology
From Late Latin ad satis. Compare Neapolitan assàje, Italian assai.
Pronunciation
Adverb
assai
- much
- a lot