nefelibata

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === nefelíbata (rare) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νεφελοβάτης (nephelobátēs, “one who walks the clouds”), from νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”) +‎ -βᾰ́της (-bắtēs, “walker”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ne‧fe‧li‧ba‧ta === Noun === nefelibata m or f by sense (plural nefelibatas) daydreamer (literature) writer who does not follow the usual conventions === Adjective === nefelibata m or f (plural nefelibatas) related to daydreaming (literature) unconventional; unorthodox === Further reading === “nefelibata”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “nefelibata”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “nefelibata”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek νεφελοβάτης (nephelobátēs, “one who walks the clouds”), from νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”) +‎ -βᾰ́της (-bắtēs, “walker”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nefeliˈbata/ [ne.fe.liˈβ̞a.t̪a] Rhymes: -ata Syllabification: ne‧fe‧li‧ba‧ta === Adjective === nefelibata m or f (masculine and feminine plural nefelibatas) prone to daydreaming Synonym: soñador === Noun === nefelibata m or f by sense (plural nefelibatas) daydreamer === Further reading === “nefelibata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025