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Meaning of "Lothario" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LOTHARIO

After a seducer in Nicholas Rowe's tragedy The Fair Penitent (1703).
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PRONUNCIATION OF LOTHARIO

Lothario  [ləʊˈθɑːrɪˌəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOTHARIO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lothario 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 LOTHARIO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lothario

Lothario

Lothario is a male first name which came to connote an unscrupulous seducer of women in The Impertinent Curiosity, a metastory in Don Quixote.

Definition of Lothario in the English dictionary

The definition of Lothario in the dictionary is a rake, libertine, or seducer.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOTHARIO


adagio
əˈdɑːdʒɪˌəʊ
Ajaccio
əˈdʒætsɪˌəʊ
audio
ˈɔːdɪˌəʊ
Borneo
ˈbɔːnɪˌəʊ
cameo
ˈkæmɪˌəʊ
curio
ˈkjʊərɪˌəʊ
embryo
ˈɛmbrɪˌəʊ
Florio
ˈflɔːrɪˌəʊ
impresario
ˌɪmprəˈsɑːrɪˌəʊ
olio
ˈəʊlɪˌəʊ
patio
ˈpætɪˌəʊ
pistachio
pɪˈstɑːʃɪˌəʊ
presidio
prɪˈsɪdɪˌəʊ
ratio
ˈreɪʃɪˌəʊ
rodeo
ˈrəʊdɪˌəʊ
scenario
sɪˈnɑːrɪˌəʊ
Scorpio
ˈskɔːpɪˌəʊ
studio
ˈstjuːdɪˌəʊ
vibrio
ˈvɪbrɪˌəʊ
video
ˈvɪdɪˌəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOTHARIO

Lot-et-Garonne
lota
lotah
loth
Lothair I
Lothair II
Lothian Region
Lothians
lothness
Lothringen

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOTHARIO

barrio
Berio
brio
cabrio
cheerio
comprimario
con brio
Dario
DiCaprio
Krio
Lake Ontario
motu proprio
nightmare scenario
Ontario
oratorio
piano trio
Rosario
sicario
tenebrio
trio

Synonyms and antonyms of Lothario in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Lothario» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOTHARIO

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

Translator English - Chinese

色狼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Lotario
570 millions of speakers

English

Lothario
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lothario
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفاتن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Лотарио
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Lothario
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লম্পট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Lothaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lothario
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lotario
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

放蕩者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Lothario
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lothario
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Lothario
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Lothario
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लोथारियो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sefih
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Lotario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Lothario
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Лотарио
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Lothario
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Lothario
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verleider
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Lotario
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lothario
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Lothario

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOTHARIO»

The term «Lothario» is normally little used and occupies the 112.935 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOTHARIO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Lothario» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Lothario» 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 Lothario

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOTHARIO»

Discover the use of Lothario in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Lothario and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sarah, the Quaker, to Lothario, Lately Deceased, on Meeting ...
r LoTHARIo I О Refpite from my Tortures сап i have.
‎1728
2
The Second Maiden's Tragedy
Subplot (a) Summary of the Tale of the Curious Impertinent. Anselmo and Lothario are two Florentine gentlemen, close friends; Lothario helps to arrange the marriage of Anselmo to the beautiful young Camilla, with whom Anselmo has fallen ...
Anne Begor Lancashire, 1978
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Don Quixote
Lothario seeing the fixed determination of Anselmo, and not knowing what further examples to offer or arguments to urge in order to dissuade him from it, and perceiving that he threatened to confide his pernicious scheme to some one else,  ...
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, 2004
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The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote
rant husband put into his hands, intirely overthrew the integrity of Lothario; who, giving way at once, to the dictates of his passion, began, at the end of three days, during which he had been at continual war with his desires, to address himself to  ...
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Tobias Smollett, Martin C. Battestin, 2003
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The Novels of Tobias Smollett: To which is Prefixed a Memoir ...
In Florence, a rich and celebrated city of Italy, situated in the province called Tuscany, lived Anselmo and Lothario, two wealthy and noble cavaliers, so strictly united in the bands of amity, that every body who knew them called them, by way of ...
Tobias George Smollett, Sir Walter Scott, 1821
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Don Quixote de la Mancha
Dinner being finished, and the cloth removed, Anselmo desired Lothario to stay with Camilla while he went upon an urgent affair, which he would despatch in about an hour and half. Camilla intreated him not to go, and Lothario offered to ...
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, 1853
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Hothouse Orchid
Lothario? Vance repeated mentally. The man's first name was Lothario? “I have also brought you a replacement for your lost trousseau,” continued Lothario. “So there is no need to wait upon the Seminary.” “Oh Mr. Royant-Bor, that is too kind,”  ...
Vashti Valant, 2007
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The Novel: An Anthology of Criticism and Theory 1900-2000
For a long time Lothario manages to put him off and finally pretends to accept in order to put him at ease. Anselmo arranges for the two young people to be alone together. He leaves on a journey, returns without warning, bitterly reproaches ...
Dorothy J. Hale, 2006
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Goethe's Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship: A Reader's Commentary
Lothario's thumbnail sketch of his life provides the reader with a portrait of an individual who has developed a position at the end of a route marked by failures and wrong turnings. Lothario has completed his years of apprenticeship and is now ...
Jane Veronica Curran, 2002
10
Don Quixote of La Mancha (Full Text)/ Introductory analysis ...
Lothario agreed to all with an intention very different from what Anselmo supposed, and with this understanding they returned to Anselmo's house, where they found Camilla awaiting her husband anxiously and uneasily, for he was later than ...
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOTHARIO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Lothario is used in the context of the following news items.
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If Bill Cosby lived in Indiana ... - Indianapolis Star
“He admitted to being a Lothario and other things, but he did not confess to rape.” But if there might be some disagreement about whether the ... «Indianapolis Star, Jul 15»
2
New girlfriend? One Direction's Niall Horan spotted cuddling blonde …
Niall has landed himself something of a lothario reputation of late and it was only last month that rumours were swirling about him and Ariana ... «Unreality TV, Jul 15»
3
Bill Cosby saw himself as a lothario but procured drugs to give …
Bill Cosby regarded himself as a master lothario, adept at deciphering unspoken sexual cues, but he also procured sedatives to give to women ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
4
Lewis Hamilton cosies up to mystery woman who resembles Nicole …
The 30-year-old racing lothario was spotted linking arms, holding hands and hugging the mysterious blonde, who accompanied him on a night ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Gawker & the Left's Selective Outrage | RealClearPolitics
... commenters on various websites as “a lothario who seeks out women who might be influenced by his celebrity, only to use and discard them. «RealClearPolitics, Jul 15»
6
Amy Schumer's First Starring Vehicle Is A Sometimes Painful …
She wrote the film, as well, and the film isn't original in any real way as it takes the romantic comedy conceit of a womanizing Lothario and just ... «Inside Pulse, Jul 15»
7
Geordie Shore lads Gaz and Aaron get on it as they party in London …
Lothario Gaz Beadle, who is known for his romancing ways, can be seen posing with various girls as he clutches a beer and drinks tequila ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
8
PHOTOS: Patricia Velasquez Is a Neo-Noir Star in 'Guys Reading …
... painting the DNA strand" as well as the "matriarch of an artistic family, worried that her handsome, lothario husband can no longer be trusted. «Advocate.com, Jul 15»
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Bastian Schweinsteiger in bizarre love triangle | The Sun |Features
But already Bastian showed signs of his lothario ways, losing his virginity at 14 to a girl he went to school with. After graduating from high school, the youngster ... «The Sun, Jul 15»
10
Louis Tomlinson Earns Briana Jungwirth's Mom's Approval …
However, things might get complicated for the Kiss You performer as he's been under fire for his recent Lothario escapades since splitting with ... «PerezHilton.com, Jul 15»

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