nefelibata
Portuguese, noun
nefelibata is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “daydreamer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, nefelíbata is a different word: “rare form of nefelibata”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “quem vive nas nuvens”.
What does nefelibata mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinedaydreamer
- 2
femininemasculinewriter who does not follow the usual conventions
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinerelated to daydreaming
- 2
femininemasculineunconventional; unorthodox
noun
- 1
femininemasculinerarerare form of nefelibata
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinerarerare form of nefelibata
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que vive nas nuvens 2. que não obedece as regras literárias (diz-se de escritor) 3. que é muito idealista, vive fugindo da realidade
noun: 1. quem vive nas nuvens 2. quem não obedece as regras literárias (diz-se de escritor) 3. quem é muito idealista, vive fugindo da realidade
adjective: 1. o mesmo que nefelibata
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 nefelibata
- nefelibatas plural
- nefelíbata alternative rare
- nefelíbatas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to nefelibata
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nefelibata in Portuguese?
nefelibata appears about once in every 98 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).