horripilante

French

Adjective

horripilante

1. feminine singular of horripilant

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish horripilar, from Late Latin horripilāre. Doublet of arrepiante.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.ʁi.piˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [o.hi.piˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.ʁi.piˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [o.hi.piˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /o.ʁi.piˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [o.χi.piˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.ʁi.piˈlɐ̃.te/ [o.hi.piˈlɐ̃.te]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.ʁi.piˈlɐ̃.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: hor‧ri‧pi‧lan‧te

Adjective

horripilante m or f (plural horripilantes)

1. ghastly; creepy (horrifyingly shocking)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:amedrontador

Spanish

Etymology

From horripilar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oripiˈlante/ [o.ri.piˈlãn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: ho‧rri‧pi‧lan‧te

Adjective

horripilante m or f (masculine and feminine plural horripilantes)

1. horrifying, shocking

   Synonyms: espantoso, terrorífico, chocante

2. ghastly, grisly

   Synonym: espeluznante

Further reading

• “horripilante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10