penetrante

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /penetˈrante/

Verb

penetrante

1. present adverbial active participle of penetri

Pronunciation

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Adjective

penetrante

1. inflection of penetrant:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.neˈtran.te/
• Rhymes: -ante
• Hyphenation: pe‧ne‧tràn‧te

Adjective

penetrante (plural penetranti)

1. penetrating, pervasive, piercing, sharp

Participle

penetrante (plural penetranti)

1. present participle of penetrare

Participle

penetrante

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of penetrāns

Alternative forms

• penetrãte (obsolete, abbreviation)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pe‧ne‧tran‧te

Adjective

penetrante m or f (plural penetrantes)

1. penetrating (able to pierce of penetrate)
2. (figurative) penetrating (demonstrating acute or keen understanding)

Adjective

penetrante m or f (masculine and feminine plural penetrantes)

1. penetrating, piercing, penetrant
2. pervasive
3. pungent, sharp, poignant (smell)
4. insightful, keen, searching
5. (figuratively) biting (e.g., biting cold, biting criticism)

Further reading

• “penetrante”, 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