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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin involuntārius, corresponding to in- + voluntário.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.vo.lũˈta.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.vo.lũˈta.ɾju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.vo.lũˈta.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.vo.lũˈta.ɾju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.vo.lũˈta.ɾi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.vo.lũˈta.ɾjo/
- Hyphenation: in‧vo‧lun‧tá‧ri‧o
Adjective
involuntário (feminine involuntária, masculine plural involuntários, feminine plural involuntárias)
- involuntary; unintentional (without intention)
- involuntary; unconscious (without directed thought or awareness)
- Synonyms: inconsciente, automático, maquinal, mecânico, incônscio