desvaído
Spanish, adjective/desbaˈido/
desvaído is spelled D-E-S-V-A-Í-D-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written Spanish, the 213,186th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Desvaído is a Spanish adjective meaning “dull; dim” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of desvaír. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Se dice del color que ha perdido su intensidad”.
What does desvaído mean in English?
adjective
- 1
dull; dim
- 2
dull; boring
- 3
lacklustre
- 4
vague
verb
- 1
past participle of desvaír
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Se dice del color que ha perdido su intensidad. 2. Que perdió todo el entusiasmo o vigor que tenía. 3. Desgarbado. 4. Vago o impreciso.
verb: 1. Participio de desvaír.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of desvaído
- desvaída feminine
- desvaídos masculine plural
- desvaídas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce desvaído?
- /desbaˈido/
- [d̪ez.β̞aˈi.ð̞o]
- [d̪esβ̞aˈið̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to desvaído
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is desvaído in Spanish?
desvaído appears about once in every 35 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).