Casanova

noun

Ca·​sa·​no·​va ˌka-zə-ˈnō-və 

ˌka-sə-

plural Casanovas

: a man known for seducing women and having many lovers

Women were terribly charmed by him; a veritable Casanova, he had five wives and literally dozens of mistresses …

—Benjamin Segedin

A bad boy—a beyond-sexy Casanova who loves 'em, leaves 'em and thumbs his nose at matrimony …

—Colin Covert

Robert Downey Jr. stars as a post-adolescent Casanova who gets a jolt of sensitivity from a sweet conquest, inevitably played by Molly Ringwald.

—Entertainment Weekly

Synonyms

• womanizer
• lover

Examples of Casanova in a Sentence

He has a terrible reputation as a Casanova.

to hear him tell it, he was his college's number one Casanova

Word History

Etymology

Giacomo Girolamo Casanova

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Casanova

• supernova
• villanova
• jehovah
• nova
• ova

Biographical Definition

Casanova

biographical name

Ca·​sa·​no·​va ˌka-zə-ˈnō-və 

ˌka-sə-

Giovanni Giacomo 1725–1798 originally Giacomo Girolamo Casanova; alias Jean-Jacques, Chevalier de Seingalt Italian adventurer and memoirist