signorina

[ seen-yaw-ree-nuh; Italian see-nyaw-ree-nah ]

noun

, plural si·gno·ri·nas, Italian si·gno·ri·ne [see-nyaw-, ree, -ne].

1. a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a girl or unmarried woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.

signorina

/ ˌsiːnjɔːˈriːnə; siɲɲoˈrina /

noun

1. an unmarried Italian woman: a title of address equivalent to Miss when placed before a name or madam or miss when used alone

Word History and Origins

Origin of signorina¹

1810–20; < Italian; diminutive of signora signora; -ine ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of signorina¹

Italian, diminutive of signora

Example Sentences

This is a second-class ticket, signorina,” he observes, “and you are in first class.

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"I trust that the Signorina Leithcourt has explained the story of the yacht and its crew," Olinto remarked.

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All this was said so simply that it was quite impossible to suspect Signorina Colomba of the smallest poetic vanity.

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They say—you'll excuse me, signorina—that when they quarrel, your compatriots don't show each other very much mercy.

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And so the Signorina have become a real business-personage, helping 'brother' to build the best organs in the world.

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The play is to be acted in part by noble amateurs, and the Signorina herself will take the principal part.

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