"desafiante" meaning in Spanish

See desafiante in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /desaˈfjante/, [d̪e.saˈfjãn̪.t̪e] Forms: desafiantes [feminine, masculine, plural]
Rhymes: -ante Etymology: Etymology tree Spanish desafiar Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -antem Spanish -ante Spanish desafiante From desafiar + -ante. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:af|desafiar|-ante|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Spanish desafiar Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -antem Spanish -ante Spanish desafiante [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ns", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-āns", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "-ante", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "desafiante", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="desafiante"> From desafiar + -ante. Head templates: {{es-adj}} desafiante m or f (masculine and feminine plural desafiantes)
  1. defiant, challenging Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: desafiador, retador Derived forms: desafiantemente
    Sense id: en-desafiante-es-adj-Qfj9HWyK

Noun

IPA: /desaˈfjante/, [d̪e.saˈfjãn̪.t̪e] Forms: desafiantes [plural]
Rhymes: -ante Etymology: Etymology tree Spanish desafiar Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -antem Spanish -ante Spanish desafiante From desafiar + -ante. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:af|desafiar|-ante|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Spanish desafiar Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -antem Spanish -ante Spanish desafiante [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ns", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-āns", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "-ante", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "desafiante", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="desafiante"> From desafiar + -ante. Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} desafiante m (plural desafiantes)
  1. defier Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-desafiante-es-noun--8YpuFJf Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Spanish entries referencing missing etymons, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymology trees, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms suffixed with -ante Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 13 3 12 60 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 4 12 61 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 2 7 77 7 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 8 2 8 71 11 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 7 2 6 80 6 Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing missing etymons: 12 78 10 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 13 69 18 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology trees: 13 69 18 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 12 76 12 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 11 68 22 Disambiguation of Spanish terms suffixed with -ante: 18 64 18
  2. challenge (a person who is difficult to handle or work with) Tags: masculine Synonyms: retante
    Sense id: en-desafiante-es-noun-Spz7GXgV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: desafío

Inflected forms

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