pontualidade

Portuguese

Alternative forms

ponctualidade (obsolete)

Etymology

Pontual (“punctual”) +‎ -idade (“-ity”), from Medieval Latin punctualis (“having a sharp point”), from Latin punctum (“point”), from pungō (“I prick, puncture, punch”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpõ.tu.ˌa.li.ˈda.d͡ʒi/, /põ.ˌtwa.li.ˈda.d͡ʒi/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpõ.tu.ˌa.li.ˈda.de/, /põ.ˌtwa.li.ˈda.de/
Hyphenation: pon‧tu‧a‧li‧da‧de

Noun

pontualidade f (uncountable)

punctuality (state or quality of being punctual, on time)

Antonyms

delonga, dilação, impontualidade

Derived terms

pontualidade britânica
pontualidade inglesa

Related terms

ponto
pontual
pontualizar
pontualmente

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