adormecida

Adormecida is a Portuguese word that serves as the feminine form of adormecido. It is used primarily as an adjective to describe someone or something that is sleeping or in a state of drowsiness. In everyday language, common usages include phrases like “a criança está adormecida” (the child is asleep) or “uma cidade adormecida” (a sleepy, quiet town). The term can convey both literal sleep and a figurative sense of inactivity or stillness.

Etymology and grammar The word derives from the verb adormecer, meaning to fall asleep. Adormecer comes from Latin adormescere, formed with the root dormire (to sleep) and a prefix that intensifies the action. As an adjective, adormecida agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies (adormecido for masculine singular, adormecida for feminine singular, adormecidos/adormecidas for plural).

Usage notes Adormecida is most commonly used to describe a person or animal that is asleep. It can also describe environments or situations that feel quiet or inactive, as in a neighborhood that seems adormecida after dusk. In more literary or lyrical contexts, it may appear with a heightened sense of dreaminess or stillness.

Cultural references In Portuguese, the expression A Bela Adormecida translates to Sleeping Beauty, and the feminine participle adormecida appears in titles and adaptations related to the tale. Related terms include adormecido (masc. sing.), adormecidos (plural), and synonyms such as sonolenta or dormente, while the antonyms include desperta, acordada, and desperto.