Casanova

[ kaz-uh-noh-vuh, kas-; Italian kah-sah-naw-vah ]

noun

1. Gio·van·ni Ja·co·po [jaw-, vahn, -nee , yah, -kaw-paw], 1725–98, Italian adventurer and writer.
2. a man with a reputation for having many amorous adventures; rake; Don Juan.

Casanova

/ ˌkæsəˈnəʊvə /

noun

1. CasanovaGiovanni Jacopo17251798MItalianTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: adventurerWRITING: author Giovanni Jacopo (dʒoˈvanni ˈjaːkopo). 1725–98, Italian adventurer noted for his Mémoires, a vivid account of his sexual adventures and of contemporary society
2. any man noted for his amorous adventures; a rake

Other Words From

• Cas·a·no·van·ic [kaz-, uh, -noh-, van, -ik, kas-], adjective

Example Sentences

The deportation faced by Generals Garcia and Vides Casanova may not seem like justice to some.

From The Daily Beast

His memoirs led Campagnol to a convent at the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli on Murano, where Mr. Casanova had a lover.

From The Daily Beast

Legendary Italian seducer Casanova is rumored to have eaten more than fifty oysters a day to boost his sexual prowess.

From The Daily Beast

The Spanish star plays a sociopath in his cinematic reunion with Pedro Almodóvar—and a Casanova feline in Puss in Boots.

From The Daily Beast

There have always been some people who had far more sex partners than others (historically, Casanova; today, Tiger Woods).

From The Daily Beast

Casanova's Memoirs are almost excluded from general use by the nature of their predominant pre-occupation.

From Project Gutenberg

After a moment two heavy curtains parted at the rear of the room and the Countess Casanova stood before him.

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The Countess Casanova had doubtless deceived him, though perhaps unintentionally.

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The second room contains pottery, collected by Casanova's Waldstein on his Eastern travels.

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Casanova says that some one 'avoit, comme de raison, forme le projet d'allier Dieu avec le diable.'

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