Definition of Italianate

1. v. t. To render Italian, or conformable to Italian customs; to Italianize.

2. a. Italianized; Italianated.

Definition of Italianate

1. Adjective. Italian in style or character ¹

2. Verb. To Italianize ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Italianate

1. [v -ATED, -ATING, -ATES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Italianate

it takes one to know one
it takes two to tango
it was delicious
ita
ita palm
itacism
itacisms
itacist
itacists
itacolumite
itaconate
itaconates
itaconic
itaconic acid
ital
italianate
italianated
italianates
italianating
italianise
italianised
italianises
italianising
italianize
italianized
italianizes
italianizing
italic
italicisation
italicisations

Literary usage of Italianate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Italian Renaissance in England: Studies by Lewis Einstein (1902)
"Still a third said he cared not for God, so long as he had the prince and the country's laws on his side.3 It was said of the " Italianate Englishman " that ..."

2. Spanish Drama Before Lope de Vega by James Pyle Wickersham Crawford (1922)
"CHAPTER VI LOPE DE RUEDA, Italianate COMEDY AND THE FARCE IN the prologue to his volume entitled Ocho ..."

3. English Travellers of the Renaissance by Clare Macllelen Howard (1914)
"The Frenchified traveller caine in for a good share of satire, but darker things were said of the Italianate Englishman. He was an atheist—a creature ..."

4. A Hedonist's Guide to Prague by Tremayne Carew Pole (2004)
"In fact, inside it provides a rather formal dining experience; dark wooden floors and ornate Italianate tables and chairs give an air of sophistication and ..."

5. The Italian Renaissance in England: Studies by Lewis Einstein (1902)
"Still a third said he cared not for God, so long as he had the prince and the country's laws on his side.3 It was said of the " Italianate Englishman " that ..."

6. Spanish Drama Before Lope de Vega by James Pyle Wickersham Crawford (1922)
"CHAPTER VI LOPE DE RUEDA, Italianate COMEDY AND THE FARCE IN the prologue to his volume entitled Ocho ..."

7. English Travellers of the Renaissance by Clare Macllelen Howard (1914)
"The Frenchified traveller caine in for a good share of satire, but darker things were said of the Italianate Englishman. He was an atheist—a creature ..."

8. A Hedonist's Guide to Prague by Tremayne Carew Pole (2004)
"In fact, inside it provides a rather formal dining experience; dark wooden floors and ornate Italianate tables and chairs give an air of sophistication and ..."

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