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Hungarian
Etymology
Derived from enyh (“relief”) + -e.[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
enyhe (comparative enyhébb, superlative legenyhébb)
- slight, mild, tender, moderate
- Synonyms: mérsékelt, gyenge, csekély, könnyű
- Antonyms: súlyos, komoly, jelentős, számottevő, jókora, heves, erőteljes, erős
- enyhe szitálás ― a light drizzle
- enyhe tél ― mild winter
- enyhe tétovázás ― a slight hesitation
- enyhe meglepetés ― a faint surprise
- lenient, light, mild (e.g. punishment)
- Synonyms: elnéző, engedékeny
- Antonyms: szigorú, súlyos
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Further reading
- enyhe in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- enyhe in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).