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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdescontraído
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /deʃ.kõ.tɾaˈi.du/
"Ele é um colega de trabalho bastante descontraído."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relaxed, tolerant, and prone to avoiding unnecessary stress or conflict in disposition and behavior.
"She has an easygoing personality that makes her a pleasure to work with on stressful projects." - 2
Operating in a smooth, unhurried, and comfortable manner without strict rigidity.
"The resort has an easygoing atmosphere where guests can truly unwind."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the adverb 'easy' (from Middle English 'eise', meaning comfortable or at leisure) and the present participle of 'go' (from Old English 'gān'). Emerging in the late 18th century, it originally described a gentle, unhurried gait or movement before evolving to characterize a relaxed, tolerant, and placid human temperament.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Easygoing" is said worldwide
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décontracté
Transliteration: /de.kɔ̃.ʁak.te/
"Il est très décontracté face aux imprévus."
gelassen
Transliteration: /ɡəˈlasən/
"Sie ist ein sehr gelassener Mensch."
tranquillo
Transliteration: /tranˈkwillo/
"Ha un carattere molto tranquillo."
flexible
Transliteration: /flekˈsible/
"Es una persona muy relajada y flexible."
descontraído
Transliteration: /deʃ.kõ.tɾaˈi.du/
"Ele é um colega de trabalho bastante descontraído."
शांत स्वभाव का
Transliteration: shant swabhaw ka
"वह एक बहुत ही शांत स्वभाव का व्यक्ति है।"
随和
Transliteration: suíhe
"他是一个性格很随和的人。"
느긋한
Transliteration: neugeuthan
"그는 성격이 아주 느긋하고 편안하다."
穏やかな
Transliteration: odayakana
"彼女はとても穏やかな性格をしています。"
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