Casanovan.

Brit.

/ˌkasəˈnəʊvə/,

/ˌkazəˈnəʊvə/, U.S.

/ˌkæzəˈnoʊvə/,

/ˌkæsəˈnoʊvə/

Etymology: < the name 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.

Used allusively of a man whose amorous activities resemble those of Casanova.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > loss of chastity > [noun] > seduction > seducer

seducera1616

woman-killer1654

cousin1694

betrayer1766

ladykiller1769

Lovelace1773

Don Juan1847

wolf1847

Casanova1928

homme fatal1935

1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 215/1 There is also no doubt a touch of Casanova in Barry Lyndon's character.]

1928 E. Cantor My Life is in your Hands v. 52 My grandmother..came to box my ears and take the infant Casanova home.

1932 W. Faulkner Light in August i. 4 Young bachelors, or sawdust Casanovas..were even fewer in number than families.

1959 J. Braine Vodi vi. 94 A resplendent Casanova in a royal blue sports jacket.

Derivatives

Casaˈnova-ish adj.

ΚΠ

1951 J. Kerouac On the Road: Orig. Scroll (2007) 272 Decadent Casanovaish men.

Casanoˈvesque adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > loss of chastity > [adjective] > resembling specific seducers

Don Juanish1841

Don Juanesque1898

Casanovesque1925

1925 A. Huxley Those Barren Leaves i. vii. 68 Boasting..of one's Casanovesque capacities.

Casaˈnovian adj.

ΚΠ

1940 Time 4 Mar. 74/3 It concerns the adventures of a Casanovian Irishman, Gideon Ouseley, among the English.

Casaˈnovism n.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > loss of chastity > [noun] > seduction > behaviour of specific seducer

Don Juanism1879

Casanovism1903

Don Juanery1925

1903 G. B. Shaw Man & Superman p. xiv Don Juanism is no longer misunderstood as mere Casanovism.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	casanova
释义	Casanovan. Brit. /ˌkasəˈnəʊvə/, /ˌkazəˈnəʊvə/, U.S. /ˌkæzəˈnoʊvə/, /ˌkæsəˈnoʊvə/ Etymology: < the name 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. Used allusively of a man whose amorous activities resemble those of Casanova. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > loss of chastity > [noun] > seduction > seducer seducera1616 woman-killer1654 cousin1694 betrayer1766 ladykiller1769 Lovelace1773 Don Juan1847 wolf1847 Casanova1928 homme fatal1935 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 215/1 There is also no doubt a touch of Casanova in Barry Lyndon's character.] 1928 E. Cantor My Life is in your Hands v. 52 My grandmother..came to box my ears and take the infant Casanova home. 1932 W. Faulkner Light in August i. 4 Young bachelors, or sawdust Casanovas..were even fewer in number than families. 1959 J. Braine Vodi vi. 94 A resplendent Casanova in a royal blue sports jacket. Derivatives Casaˈnova-ish adj. ΚΠ 1951 J. Kerouac On the Road: Orig. Scroll (2007) 272 Decadent Casanovaish men. Casanoˈvesque adj. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > loss of chastity > [adjective] > resembling specific seducers Don Juanish1841 Don Juanesque1898 Casanovesque1925 1925 A. Huxley Those Barren Leaves i. vii. 68 Boasting..of one's Casanovesque capacities. Casaˈnovian adj. ΚΠ 1940 Time 4 Mar. 74/3 It concerns the adventures of a Casanovian Irishman, Gideon Ouseley, among the English. Casaˈnovism n. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > loss of chastity > [noun] > seduction > behaviour of specific seducer Don Juanism1879 Casanovism1903 Don Juanery1925 1903 G. B. Shaw Man & Superman p. xiv Don Juanism is no longer misunderstood as mere Casanovism. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1903
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