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altissonante

Portuguese, adjective/aw.t͡ʃi.soˈnɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

altissonante is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “altisonant (lofty or pompous in speech)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que soa (muito) alto”.

What does altissonante mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    femininemasculinealtisonant (lofty or pompous in speech)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. que soa (muito) alto 2. pomposo (discurso, voz)

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of altissonante

  • altissonantes plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce altissonante?

  • Brazil /aw.t͡ʃi.soˈnɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • Brazil [aʊ̯.t͡ʃi.soˈnɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
  • Portugal /al.ti.suˈnɐ̃.tɨ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.