moleza
Portuguese, noun/moˈle.zɐ/
moleza is spelled M-O-L-E-Z-A (6 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 23,592nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Moleza is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “softness; flabbiness; floppiness; flaccidity (the condition of being soft, flabby; lack of firmness)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “qualidade do que é mole”.
What does moleza mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesoftness; flabbiness; floppiness; flaccidity (the condition of being soft, flabby; lack of firmness)
- 2
femininelanguidity; weakness; debilitation (lack of strength and vigour)
A gripe me deixou com uma moleza o dia inteiro.
- 3
Brazilfeminineinformalease (the condition of being easy)
- 4
Brazilfeminineinformala walk in the park; a piece of cake (something that is very easy to do)
A prova estava uma moleza.
adjective
- 1
Brazilslangeasy peasy (very easy)
Esse serviço é moleza.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. qualidade do que é mole 2. falta de forças 3. falta de ânimo 4. falta de colorido, em obras de arte
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 moleza
- molezas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce moleza?
- Brazil /moˈle.zɐ/
- Portugal /muˈle.zɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is moleza in Portuguese?
moleza appears 1.8 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).