aliviado

Aliviado is an adjective used in Spanish and Portuguese to mean relieved or alleviated. In Spanish, it describes a state of relief after danger, worry, or pain, as in estar aliviado or sentirse aliviado. It can also describe the easing of symptoms or burdens, for example, que las molestias quedaron aliviadas. In Portuguese, aliviado has the same sense and is used in similar contexts, such as ter ficado aliviado ao receber buenas noticias or sintomas aliviados.

Etymology and meaning arise from the verbs aliviar in both languages, itself from Latin alleviare/adlevare, meaning to lighten or ease. The sense extends from physical relief to emotional or situational relief, and the word is commonly used in everyday speech as well as in medical, literary, and news contexts.

Morphology and usage notes: aliviado agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies. The masculine singular is aliviado, the feminine singular aliviada, the masculine plural aliviados, and the feminine plural aliviadas. It functions as the past participle of aliviar in compound tenses and, when used as an adjective, describes a state resulting from relief or easing.

Examples of usage include: “Después de la operación, se sintió aliviado.” (Spanish) and “Depois da cirurgia, ele ficou aliviado.” (Portuguese). “Las noticias lo dejaron aliviado” or “Os sintomas estão aliviados” illustrate its variable placement and agreement.

See also: aliviar, alivio. Related terms in English include relieved and relief.