lieve

Meaning

1. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) light
2. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) light, delicate, gentle
3. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) slight, minor
4. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) mild (punishment, sentence)

Concepts

light

gentle

mild

slight

minimal

delicate

minimum

minor

Synonyms

leggero

moderato

esiguo

insignificante

mite

piccolissimo

piccolo

eufemistico

irrisorio

leggiero

minimale

minimo

trascurabile

lievissimo

blando

tralasciabile

debole

Translations

léger

leve

leicht

facile

doux

leve

ligero

geringfügig

insignifiant

gering

mínim

minimal

minime

gelinde

Hyphenated as

liè‧ve, lié‧ve

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈljɛ.ve/

Etymology

From Latin levem (“light (not heavy)”), from Proto-Italic *leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus (“lightweight”), from *h₁lengʷʰ- (“light”).

Sentences

L'artista ricevette una lieve influenza da parte della scuola lombarda del primo Cinquecento .

The artist received a slight influence from the Lombard school of the early sixteenth century.