Casanova
Casanova · Casanovas
казанова
Herzensbrecher, Frauenschwarm, Casanova, Frauenheld
A man considered romantic and gallant, especially one who gives amorous attentions to…A man considered romantic and gallant, especially one who gives amorous attentions to women.
UK/ˌkæsəˈnəʊvə/US/ˌkæsəˈnoʊvə/
» Tom is a casanova.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesA man considered romantic and gallant, especially one who gives amorous attentions to women.
Herzensbrecher, Frauenschwarm
any man noted for his amorous adventures
A promiscuous, philandering man.
Casanova, Frauenheld, Weiberheld
казано́ваkazanóva
Examples
5 sentencesTom is a casanova.
There is a casanova in my jar.
He's a casanova.
The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, is almost a casanova.
Tom is a Casanova.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
promiscuous, philandering man:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
man considered romantic and gallant:
promiscuous, philandering man:
Origin
Named after Venetian writer and adventurer Giacomo Casanova (1725–1798).Named after Venetian writer and adventurer Giacomo Casanova (1725–1798).
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Forms
plural: CasanovasSynonyms
40 synonymsplayerA1philandererbenedickdrabbergallanthomme fatalhorndogloverboylovermanplayboyrolling stoneroversalty dogsmell-smock
Close in meaning
- an Italian adventurer who wrote vivid accounts of his sexual encounters (1725-1798):Giacomo CasanovaGiovanni Jacopo CasanovaCasanova de SeingaltGiovanni Jacopo Casanova de Seingalt