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Casanova|kæzəˈnəʊvə, kæs-|
Used as n. allusively of a man whose amorous activities resemble those of the Italian adventurer, Giovanni Jacopo Casanova de Seingalt (1725–98), author of memoirs, in French, describing his escapades and amours in most countries of Europe. So Casaˈnova-ish, Casanoˈvesque, Casaˈnovian adjs.; also Casaˈnovism.
[1888Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 215/1 There is also no doubt a touch of Casanova in Barry Lyndon's character.] 1903G. B. Shaw Man & Superman p. xiv, Don Juanism is no longer misunderstood as mere Casanovism. 1925A. Huxley Those Barren Leaves i. vii. 68 Boasting..of one's Casanovesque capacities. 1928E. Cantor My Life is in your Hands v. 52 My grandmother..came to box my ears and take the infant Casanova home. 1932W. Faulkner Light in Aug. (1933) i. 4 Young bachelors, or sawdust Casanovas. 1940Time 4 Mar. 74/3 It concerns the adventures of a Casanovian Irishman, Gideon Ouseley, among the English. 1958J. Kerouac On Road 170 Decadent, Casanova-ish men. 1959J. Braine Vodi vi. 94 A resplendent Casanova in a royal blue sports jacket. |