italianate

I·tal·ian·ate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [adjective ih-tal-yuh-neyt, -nit; verb ih-tal-yuh-neyt]
- /adjective ɪˈtæl yəˌneɪt, -nɪt; verb ɪˈtæl yəˌneɪt/
- /ə.ˈtæ.ljə.ˌnet/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [adjective ih-tal-yuh-neyt, -nit; verb ih-tal-yuh-neyt]
- /adjective ɪˈtæl yəˌneɪt, -nɪt; verb ɪˈtæl yəˌneɪt/

Definitions of italianate word

adjective italianate Italianized; conforming to the Italian type or style or to Italian customs, manners, etc. 1
adjective italianate Art. in the style of Renaissance or Baroque Italy. 1
adjective italianate Architecture. noting or pertaining to a mid-Victorian American style remotely based on Romanesque vernacular residential and castle architecture of the Italian countryside, but sometimes containing Renaissance and Baroque elements. 1
verb with object italianate to Italianize. 1
noun italianate Italian in character or appearance. 1
adjective italianate Italian in style or character 0

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Origin of italianate

First appearance:

before 1560

One of the 32% oldest English words

From the Italian word italianato, dating back to 1560-70. See Italian, -ate1

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Parts of speech for Italianate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Italianate

italianate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

italianate usage trend in Literature

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