italianate

1 of 2

verb

ital·​ian·​ate ə-ˈtal-yə-ˌnāt How to pronounce italianate (audio)
i-
italianated; italianating
often capitalized

Italianate

2 of 2

adjective

Ital·​ian·​ate ə-ˈtal-yə-nət How to pronounce Italianate (audio) -ˌnāt How to pronounce Italianate (audio)
i-
: Italian in quality or characteristics

Examples of italianate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Beginning with the Italianate geometries of Rio de Janeiro’s Passeio Público, the country’s first municipal garden, built over a pestilential lagoon between 1779 and ’83, Brazilian parks often mirrored European ones. Michael Snyder Pedro Kok, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024 The Congress Street location is in Portland’s historic West End neighborhood, one of the city’s finest areas, with some of the most striking 19th-century Victorian and Italianate architecture in the Northeast. Everett Potter, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 On the market with James Cornell and Leslie Marshall of The Corcoran Group, the Pacific Street residence belongs to a strip of Italianate rowhouses in Boerum Hill, a national historic district that was developed between the 1840s and 1870s. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2023 Erected during the medieval ages and almost completely rebuilt in 1528 by Francis I in grand Italianate style, the palace was passed down through the generations and continued to house monarchs well into the 19th century. Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2023 The eccentric, bearded politician owned an Italianate villa at Beaulieu and rode around the Cap Ferrat peninsula on a tricycle. Jonathan Miles, Town & Country, 5 Sep. 2023 Knox County's asylum, with Italianate and Greek Revival styles, was built in 1882 and replaced its predecessor. The Indianapolis Star, 22 Aug. 2023 Get ready for films about Mario Kart addicts who leave their consoles, grow mustaches, and train to become small Italianate plumbers. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2023 An imposing statue of Catherine held pride of place near the city’s iconic Italianate landmark, the Potemkin Stairs, until Ukrainian authorities removed it late last year. Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1567, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1592, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of italianate was in 1567

Dictionary Entries Near italianate

Italianate

italianate

Italian bee

Cite this Entry

“Italianate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/italianate. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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