Florentine

American  

[flawr-uhn-teen, -tahyn, flor-] / ˈflɔr ənˌtin, -ˌtaɪn, ˈflɒr- /

adjective

1. of or relating to Florence, Italy.

   the Florentine poets of the 14th century.

2. pertaining to or designating the style of art developed in Florence during the late 13th to 15th centuries.

3. (of food) served or prepared with spinach.

   eggs Florentine.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Florence, Italy.

2. (often lowercase) a cookie made with orange peel and almonds and coated with chocolate.

Florentine British  

/ ˈflɒrənˌtaɪn /

adjective

1. of or relating to Florence

2. (usually postpositive) (of food) served or prepared with spinach

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Florence

2. a biscuit containing nuts and dried fruit and coated with chocolate

3. a type of domestic fancy pigeon somewhat resembling the Modena

Other Word Forms

• anti-Florentine adjective
• pro-Florentine adjective

Etymology

Origin of Florentine

1535–45; < Latin Flōrentīnus pertaining to Flōrentia Florence; -ine ¹

Example Sentences

One of the earliest collections of Augustinian biographies she studied was written by a Florentine friar in the 1320s.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026

Before Rome, Filippino’s painting was a refined extension of the Florentine tradition from which he emerged, whereas after, it became a stranger, more disconcerting mix of the ancient Roman world and the modern one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

Glazier Vincenzo Perugia hid the Renaissance masterpiece in his Paris home for two years before trying to sell the portrait to a Florentine dealer.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

He was handsome enough: with profiles at the time gushing over his "fine-lined aristocratic face, suggesting a young Florentine noble - straight out of the Renaissance".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025

Lisa Gherardini is the daughter of Lucrezia del Caccia and Antonmaria di Noldo Gherardini, a Florentine nobleman with a distinguished family history.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day