fastidioso

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fastīdiōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.stiˈdjo.zo/, (traditional) /fa.stiˈdjo.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: fa‧sti‧dió‧so

Adjective

fastidioso (feminine fastidiosa, masculine plural fastidiosi, feminine plural fastidiose, superlative fastidiosissimo)

1. annoying, tiresome, vexing
2. irritable, touchy
3. finicky, fussy, fastidious

Derived terms

• fastidiosaccio
• fastidiosello
• fastidiosetto

 

Related terms

• fastidio
• fastidiosaggine
• fastidiosamente
• fastidiosità

 

Further reading

• fastidioso in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• fastidioso in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• fastidioso in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• fastidioso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• fastidioso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /fas.tiː.diˈoː.soː/, [fäs̠t̪iːd̪iˈoːs̠oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fas.ti.diˈo.so/, [fäst̪id̪iˈɔːs̬o]

Adjective

fastīdiōsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of fastīdiōsus

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• fastiento, fastioso

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin fastīdiōsus. Doublet of fastioso.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fas.t͡ʃi.d͡ʒiˈo.zu/ [fas.t͡ʃi.d͡ʒɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /fas.t͡ʃiˈd͡ʒjo.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fas.t͡ʃi.d͡ʒiˈo.zu/ [fas.t͡ʃi.d͡ʒɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /fas.t͡ʃiˈd͡ʒjo.zu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /faʃ.t͡ʃi.d͡ʒiˈo.zu/ [faʃ.t͡ʃi.d͡ʒɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /faʃ.t͡ʃiˈd͡ʒjo.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fas.t͡ʃi.d͡ʒiˈo.zo/ [fas.t͡ʃi.d͡ʒɪˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /fas.t͡ʃiˈd͡ʒjo.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐʃ.tiˈdjo.zu/ [fɐʃ.tiˈðjo.zu]

• Hyphenation: fas‧ti‧di‧o‧so

Adjective

fastidioso (feminine fastidiosa, masculine plural fastidiosos, feminine plural fastidiosas, metaphonic)

1. boring
2. annoyed, irritated, grumpy

Further reading

• “fastidioso” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “fastidioso” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “fastidioso” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “fastidioso” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “fastidioso” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “fastidioso” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fastīdiōsus. Compare the inherited doublet hastioso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fastiˈdjoso/ [fas.t̪iˈð̞jo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: fas‧ti‧dio‧so

Adjective

fastidioso (feminine fastidiosa, masculine plural fastidiosos, feminine plural fastidiosas)

1. annoying

   Synonyms: molesto, molestoso

Usage notes

• Fastidioso is a false friend, and does not mean fastidious. Spanish equivalents are shown in the "Translations" section of the English entry fastidious.

Related terms

• fastidio

 

Further reading

• “fastidioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014