liviano

Spanish

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *leviānus, from Latin levis. Compare Galician livián and Old Galician-Portuguese livão.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈbjano/ [liˈβ̞ja.no]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: li‧via‧no

Adjective

liviano (feminine liviana, masculine plural livianos, feminine plural livianas)

1. light (of low weight)

   Synonym: ligero

   Antonym: pesado

2. light (unimportant, trivial)
3. easygoing

   Synonym: relajado

Derived terms

• alivianar
• liviandad
• livianísimo
• ultraliviano

 

Related terms

• aliviar
• leve

 

Noun

liviano m (plural livianos)

1. (anatomy) lung (especially of cattle)

   Synonyms: bofe, pulmón

Further reading

• “liviano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10