temeroso

/temeˈɾoso/

adjective C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Negative
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: negative.

Forms

feminine
temerosa
plural
temerosos

Meaning

  1. fearful

    • Estaba temeroso del futuro.

      He was fearful of the future.

Similar words

medroso

medroso and temeroso are close synonyms for "fearful," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

angstvoll

angstvoll is the German word for the same thing — both mean "fearful."

Portuguese

medroso

medroso is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "fearful."

Practice

1 What does temeroso mean?

2 Fill the gap: Estaba ___ del futuro.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches temeroso?

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