leviano
Portuguese, adjective/le.viˈɐ̃.nu/
leviano is a Portuguese adjective meaning “flighty, thoughtless” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que julga ou procede irrefletidamente; inconsiderado, imprudente, sem seriedade, precipitado”.
What does leviano mean in English?
adjective
- 1
flighty, thoughtless
- 2
frivolous, flippant
- 3
fickle
- 4
imprudent, inconsiderate
- 5
precipitate, rash
- 6
Brazillight, weightless
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que julga ou procede irrefletidamente; inconsiderado, imprudente, sem seriedade, precipitado 2. de característica ou de procedimento inconsistente 3. que demonstra leviandade 4. leve
adjective: 1. relativo aos levos
noun: 1. inconsequente 2. imprudente 3. insensato 4. precipitado
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 leviano
- leviana feminine
- levianos masculine plural
- levianas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce leviano?
- Brazil /le.viˈɐ̃.nu/
- Brazil /leˈvjɐ̃.nu/
- Portugal /lɨˈvjɐ.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is leviano in Portuguese?
leviano appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).