avenencia

Asturian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Leonese avenençia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abeˈnenθja/ [a.β̞eˈnẽn̟.θja]
• Rhymes: -enθja
• Syllabification: a‧ve‧nen‧cia

Noun

avenencia f (plural avenencies)

1. contract, agreement, arrangement

   Synonym: contrautu

   • 1634-1662?, Antón de Marirreguera, Hero y Lleandro:

     Co la cabeza fexoi avenencia , como quien diz : - "facéi lo que sopliques"

     With his head he agreed, as if to say: - "do what you ask for"

   • 1843, Juan Junquera Huergo, Llos Trabayos de Chinticu:

     yo bome per isi mundu aú me fagan abenencia,

     me, I'm leaving for this word where they agree with me

Derived terms

• facer avenencia

Related terms

• avenir

Further reading

• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “avenencia”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “avenencia”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

From avenir +‎ -encia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abeˈnenθja/ [a.β̞eˈnẽn̟.θja] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /abeˈnensja/ [a.β̞eˈnẽn.sja] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -enθja (Spain)
• Rhymes: -ensja (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: a‧ve‧nen‧cia

Noun

avenencia f (plural avenencias)

1. agreement, deal

   Antonym: desavenencia

   • 2015 September 18, “Gasol, mucho más que 40 puntos”, in El País‎:

     Sin coartadas o evasivas, Gasol se puso al equipo en la mochila para dar un simposio no solo del gran baloncesto que metabolizó desde la cuna, sino de afecto a su deporte, pasión por la camiseta y avenencia total con sus compañeros, los del parvulario junior y los nuevos.

     Without alibis or evasions, Gasol put the team in his backpack to give a symposium not only of the great basketball he metabolized from the cradle, but of affection for his sport, passion for the jersey and total agreement with his teammates, those of the junior kindergarten and the new ones.

Further reading

• “avenencia”, 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