índole

See also: indole

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin indolēs (“talent, nature”).[1] Compare Italian indole.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈĩ.do.li/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈĩ.do.le/

Noun

índole f (plural índoles)

  1. temperament (a person’s normal manner of thinking, behaving or reacting)
    Synonyms: temperamento, carácter, vocação

References
  1. “índole” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin indolēs (“talent, nature”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈindole/ [ˈĩn̪.d̪o.le]
  • Rhymes: -indole
  • Syllabification: ín‧do‧le

Noun

índole f (plural índoles)

  1. type, kind, sort
    • 1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Ismael:
      Como muchos de los hombres de su índole, que no temían a Dios, ni sabían orar y sí apenas hacerse en la boca la señal de la cruz
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  2. nature, character

References
  1. “índole”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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