lancinante
Portuguese, adjective/lɐ̃.siˈnɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
lancinante is spelled L-A-N-C-I-N-A-N-T-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese, the 104,744th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lancinante is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “piercing (noise)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que produz pontadas agudas”.
What does lancinante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepiercing (noise)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que produz pontadas agudas: 2. que aflige, que atormenta: 3. pungente
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 lancinante
- lancinantes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lancinante?
- Brazil /lɐ̃.siˈnɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /lɐ̃.siˈnɐ̃.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is lancinante in Portuguese?
lancinante appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).