moleza

Portuguese

Etymology

From mole (“flaccid”) +‎ -eza, perhaps corresponding to Latin mollitia, which would make it a doublet of molícia, sometimes used as a synonym. Compare Spanish molleza, Italian mollezza.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈle.zɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈle.zɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈle.za/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈle.zɐ/

• Hyphenation: mo‧le‧za

Noun

moleza f (plural molezas)

1. softness; flabbiness; floppiness; flaccidity (the condition of being soft, flabby; lack of firmness)

   Synonym: molidão

2. languidity; weakness; debilitation (lack of strength and vigour)

   Synonyms: languidade, debilitação, fraqueza

   A gripe me deixou com uma moleza o dia inteiro.

   The flu made me weak all day.

3. (informal) ease (the condition of being easy)

   Synonym: facilidade

4. (informal, usually with the indefinite article) a walk in the park; a piece of cake (something that is very easy to do)

   A prova estava uma moleza.

   The test was really a piece of cake.

Adjective

moleza (invariable)

1. (slang) easy peasy (very easy)

   Esse serviço é moleza.

   This job is easy-peasy.

Further reading

• “moleza”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “moleza”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026