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Portuguese
Etymology
By haplology from *vaidadoso, from vaidade + -oso.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ozu
- Hyphenation: vai‧do‧so
Adjective
vaidoso (feminine vaidosa, masculine plural vaidosos, feminine plural vaidosas, metaphonic)
- vain (overly proud of one's appearance)
- proud
- presumptuous
- somebody who takes great care of their appearance and enjoys looking well-groomed
Usage notes
- This term can have both positive and negative connotations depending on how it's used.
Further reading
- “vaidoso”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024