lido

¹

[ lee-doh ]

noun

, British.

, plural li·dos.

1. a fashionable beach resort.
2. a public open-air swimming pool.

Lido

²

[ lee-doh; Italian lee-daw ]

noun

1. a chain of sandy islands in northeastern Italy, between the Lagoon of Venice and the Adriatic: a beach resort.

lido

/ ˈliːdəʊ /

noun

1. a public place of recreation, including a pool for swimming or water sports

Word History and Origins

Origin of lido¹

First recorded in 1925–30; after the Lido

Origin of lido²

First recorded in 1670–80; from Italian lido “shore, beach, strand,” from Latin lītus; littoral ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of lido¹

C20: after the Lido, island bathing beach near Venice, from Latin litus shore

Example Sentences

With a population of about 100,000 and a lido, or beachfront boardwalk, lined with casual-to-Michelin restaurants, Funchal radiates energy.

From Washington Post

When we’re no longer in her point of view, we learn whom she means, and we witness her grief on the sand in the Lido, echoing the death of Percy and Mary Shelley’s daughter in Venice.

From Washington Post

Who, finding that every poolside chair on the Lido deck is occupied, could disagree?

From The Daily Beast

The Balenciaga was from the 60s and [Elizabeth] Taylor wore it for dinner at the Lido with Richard Burton.

From The Daily Beast

Jacques and Marguerite agreed for once to take a real holiday and spent the whole of September in Venice, at the Lido.

From The Daily Beast

We take our boat to the Lido where were transfer by car to the red carpet.

From The Daily Beast

The film played in the historic sala grande on the Lido, which is an 1,100-seat theater—a very formal screening with a full house.

From The Daily Beast

I went on vowing until I arrived with a mountain of luggage, a wife and a child and a maid at a great hotel on the Lido.

From Project Gutenberg

Afterward he would cross the Laguna going to the Lido, where his stables were.

From Project Gutenberg

It is likely enough that the local pronunciation of Cnido may have been taken by the monkish traveller for something like Lido.

From Project Gutenberg

They were all at the moment making a last visit to the Lido and the next day would start for Florence.

From Project Gutenberg

“If Carlo Zeno does not come in forty-eight hours, the fleet may return to Lido,” said he.

From Project Gutenberg