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Meaning of "cicisbeo" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CICISBEO

Italian, of uncertain origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CICISBEO

cicisbeo  [tʃitʃizˈbɛːo] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CICISBEO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cicisbeo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CICISBEO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Cicisbeo

In 18th- and 19th-century Italy, the cicisbeo, or cavalier servente, was the professed gallant and lover of a married woman, who attended her at public entertainments, to church and other occasions and had privileged access to his mistress. The arrangement is comparable to the Spanish cortejo or estrecho and, to a lesser degree, to the French petit-maître. The exact etymology of the word is unknown; some evidence suggests it originally meant "in a whisper". Other accounts suggest it is an inversion of bel cece, which means "beautiful chick ". According to OED, the first recorded usage of the term in English was found in a letter by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu dated 1718. The term appears in Italian in Giovanni Maria Muti's "Quaresimale Del Padre Maestro Fra Giovanni Maria Muti De Predicatori" of 1708.

Definition of cicisbeo in the English dictionary

The definition of cicisbeo in the dictionary is the escort or lover of a married woman, esp in 18th-century Italy.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CICISBEO

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cicatrize
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cicerone
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cichlid
Cichlidae
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cichoraceous
cicinnus
cicisbei
cicisbeism
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ciclosporin
Cicuta
cicutine

WORDS THAT END LIKE CICISBEO

Borneo
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Oreo
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Synonyms and antonyms of cicisbeo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cicisbeo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CICISBEO

Find out the translation of cicisbeo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cicisbeo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cicisbeo» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

cicisbeo
1,325 millions of speakers

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cicisbeo
570 millions of speakers

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cicisbeo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cicisbeo
380 millions of speakers
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cicisbeo
280 millions of speakers

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cicisbeo
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cicisbeo
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cicisbeo
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sigisbé
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Cicisbeo
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Cicisbeo
180 millions of speakers

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cicisbeo
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cicisbeo
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Cicisbeo
85 millions of speakers
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cicisbeo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cicisbeo
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Cicisbeo
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cicisbeo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cicisbeo
65 millions of speakers

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cicisbeo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

cicisbeo
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cicisbeo
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cicisbeo
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cicisbeo
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cicisbeo
10 millions of speakers
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cicisbeo
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Trends of use of cicisbeo

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CICISBEO»

The term «cicisbeo» is used very little and occupies the 155.906 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CICISBEO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cicisbeo» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cicisbeo» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cicisbeo

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CICISBEO»

Discover the use of cicisbeo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cicisbeo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cicisbeo
The exact etymology of the word is unknown; some evidence suggests it originally meant "in a whisper" (perhaps an onomatopeic word). Other accounts suggest it is an inversion of bel cece, which means "beautiful chick (pea).
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Cicisbeo
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, McBrewster John, 2010
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Italy's Eighteenth Century: Gender and Culture in the Age of ...
75 De Brosses emphasized that taking a cicisbeo was a matter of honor rather than dishonor in the family. Lalande also considered Sharp incredibly naïve in believing that cicisbeismo had anything to do with passion. Baretti also shared this ...
Paula Findlen, Wendy Wassyng Roworth, Catherine M. Sama, 2009
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Secret Sharers in Italian Comedy: From Machiavelli to Goldoni
Fagiuoli's old proverbs were applied to new mores, to a society become complacent toward the institution of the cicisbeo, the married woman's extramarital social escort and confidant. This institution, indeed, was at the center of an early ...
Jackson I. Cope, 1996
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Siren Songs: Representations of Gender and Sexuality in Opera
Within a short time, it seems, the phenomenon could be characterized not as illicit , but as a form of "noble servitude" and the cicisbeo assumed the status of an honored escort — even in cases wherein a larger theological critique endured.25  ...
Mary Ann Smart, 2000
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An account of the manners and customs of Italy: with ...
The cicisbeo, besides this noble employment; it. obliged to sit with her alone in the opera-box, hardly seen by the spectators, as the opera-houses in Italy are very dark : and after the opera, he is to have a tete-a-tete at her casine, where they ...
Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti, 1768
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Opera and Sovereignty: Transforming Myths in ...
Arriving for morning services at ten or eleven, Baretti wrote, the cicisbeo ushered his lady through the church portal, preceding her so as to raise the curtain at the entrance door. He bathed his finger in the holy water and came to place it on her  ...
Martha Feldman, 2010
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19th Century in Italy: Agenzia Stefani, Cicisbeo, de Rays ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, 2013
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London Magazine: Or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer...
An. Ejfay. en. tbe. Rise. os. tbe. English. Cicisbeo.' Noixi beauty salli betray\i, dtfpis'd, diflrtssd, And biffing infamy proclaims tbe reft. Anecdotes of Madam Fanciful, lie. Review cf New Publications. An. IT is astonishing to see how the putty ...
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The London Magazine, Or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer
( »39 ) For tbt LONDON MAGAZINE. An Essay on the Rise of the English Cicisbeo. Nt>*v beauty falls betray' d, tit/pis' J, distress J, And biffing infamy proclaims tbt rest. Review of New Publications'. An Impartial Review of New Publications*.

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CICISBEO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cicisbeo is used in the context of the following news items.
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15 obsolete words we should still be using
Cicisbeo: noun. A married woman's male companion or lover. Cockalorum: noun. A boastful person. Crapulous: adjective. Lack of restraint in ... «Mother Nature Network, Feb 15»
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Hot Stuff Guys Used To Do: Top Hats
Hot Stuff Guys Used To Do : Wear Tuxedos · Hot Stuff Guys Used To Do: Be Cicisbeo (The Male Equivalent Of A Mistress) · Hot Stuff Guys Used ... «TheGloss, Jan 13»
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Piazza Navona, il mercatino dell'arte falsa
Il resto lo fa il computer; fotografie che diventano dipinti grazie al photoshop. Ma i turisti arruffianati dal cicisbeo di turno non se ne accorgono. «Corriere della Sera, Sep 11»
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Every woman needs a man or two to make her feel like a star
In 18th- and 19th-century Italy, the role of the cicisbeo or cavalier servente was more defined. In retrospect, I should have started with the fact ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 10»
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La maledizione di Dorian Gray
... più a suo agio tra i casinò di Las Vegas o tra gli Autobots di Transformers piuttosto che negli eleganti panni del malevolo cicisbeo un po' frifrì. «SKY.it, Nov 09»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Cicisbeo [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cicisbeo>. May 2024 ».
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