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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fastīdiōsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fa.stiˈdjo.zo/, (traditional) /fa.stiˈdjo.so/
- Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
- Hyphenation: fa‧sti‧dió‧so
Adjective
fastidioso (feminine fastidiosa, masculine plural fastidiosi, feminine plural fastidiose, superlative fastidiosissimo)
- annoying, tiresome, vexing
- irritable, touchy
- finicky, fussy, fastidious
Derived terms
Further reading
- fastidioso in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- fastidioso in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- fastidioso in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- fastidioso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- fastidioso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Pronunciation
Adjective
fastīdiōsō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of fastīdiōsus
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin fastīdiōsus. Doublet of fastioso.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fas.t͡ʃi.d͡ʒiˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /fas.t͡ʃiˈd͡ʒjo.zu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fas.t͡ʃi.d͡ʒiˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /fas.t͡ʃiˈd͡ʒjo.zu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /faʃ.t͡ʃi.d͡ʒiˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /faʃ.t͡ʃiˈd͡ʒjo.zu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fas.t͡ʃi.d͡ʒiˈo.zo/ , (faster pronunciation) /fas.t͡ʃiˈd͡ʒjo.zo/
- Hyphenation: fas‧ti‧di‧o‧so
Adjective
fastidioso (feminine fastidiosa, masculine plural fastidiosos, feminine plural fastidiosas, metaphonic)
- boring
- Synonyms: entediante, chato, maçante, enfadonho
- annoyed, irritated, grumpy
Further reading
- “fastidioso”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “fastidioso”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
- “fastidioso” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “fastidioso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “fastidioso”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “fastidioso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fastīdiōsus. Compare the inherited doublet hastioso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fastiˈdjoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: fas‧ti‧dio‧so
Adjective
fastidioso (feminine fastidiosa, masculine plural fastidiosos, feminine plural fastidiosas)
- annoying
- Synonyms: molesto, molestoso
Usage notes
Further reading