temente
Portuguese, adjective/teˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
temente is spelled T-E-M-E-N-T-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 57,216th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Temente is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “frightened (suffering from fear)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que teme”.
What does temente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinefrightened (suffering from fear)
- 2
femininemasculinefearful (having extreme awe towards a deity)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que teme
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 temente
- tementes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce temente?
- Brazil /teˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /tɨˈmẽ.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is temente in Portuguese?
temente 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).