adverb
asaz
quite
Bastante o mucho.
Definition & meaning
Asaz is a literary or archaic adverb meaning “quite,” “rather,” or “very.” It emphasizes the degree of a quality or action.
- Un asunto asaz complicado — “A rather complicated matter.”
It can also mean “sufficiently” or “enough,” though this sense is uncommon in modern Spanish.
Grammar & Word origin
As an adverb, asaz is invariable: it does not change for gender or number. It generally appears before an adjective or another adverb.
It comes from Old Occitan assatz, ultimately from Latin ad satis (“to sufficiency”).
Synonyms & antonyms
- bastante — “quite” or “enough”; common in everyday Spanish, unlike the literary asaz.
- harto — “very” or “quite” as an adverb; also somewhat literary in this sense.
- suficientemente — “sufficiently”; emphasizes meeting a required level rather than simply a high degree.
- poco — “little” or “not very”; an approximate opposite when asaz indicates a high degree.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
Sus argumentos resultaron asaz convincentes para el jurado.adverb
His arguments proved quite convincing to the jury.
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