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Owning the Yankees is like owning the Mona Lisa.
George Steinbrenner

Meaning of "Mona Lisa" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MONA LISA

Mona Lisa  [ˈməʊnə ˈliːzə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MONA LISA

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conjunction
determiner
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Mona Lisa 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 MONA LISA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa

The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait of a woman by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci, which has been acclaimed as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world." The painting, thought to be a portrait of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, is in oil on a white Lombardy poplar panel, and is believed to have been painted between 1503 and 1506, although Leonardo may have continued working on it as late as 1517. It was acquired by King Francis I of France and is now the property of the French Republic, on permanent display at The Louvre museum in Paris since 1797. The ambiguity of the subject's expression, which is frequently described as enigmatic, the monumentality of the composition, the subtle modeling of forms and the atmospheric illusionism were novel qualities that have contributed to the continuing fascination and study of the work.

Definition of Mona Lisa in the English dictionary

The definition of Mona Lisa in the dictionary is a portrait of a young woman painted by Leonardo da Vinci, admired for her enigmatic smile Also called: La Gioconda.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MONA LISA


beezer
ˈbiːzə
Caesar
ˈsiːzə
crowd-pleaser
ˈkraʊdpliːzə
Ebenezer
ˌɛbəˈniːzə
freezer
ˈfriːzə
fridge-freezer
ˌfrɪdʒˈfriːzə
geezer
ˈɡiːzə
geyser
ˈɡiːzə
Giza
ˈɡiːzə
mestiza
mɛˈstiːzə
Pisa
ˈpiːzə
pleaser
ˈpliːzə
riza
ˈriːzə
squeezer
ˈskwiːzə
teaser
ˈtiːzə
Teresa
təˈriːzə
Theresa
təˈriːzə
timepleaser
ˈtaɪmˌpliːzə
tweezer
twiːzə
visa
ˈviːzə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MONA LISA

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mommy
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Momus
Mon
Mon-Khmer
Mon.
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Mona Passage
Monacan
monachal
monachism
monacid
monacidic
Monaco

WORDS THAT END LIKE MONA LISA

camisa
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disa
entry visa
exit visa
Hargeisa
Larisa
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Leonardo of Pisa
Manisa
multiple-entry visa
paisa
re-entry visa
Tisa

Synonyms and antonyms of Mona Lisa in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Mona Lisa» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MONA LISA

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

Translator English - Chinese

蒙娜丽莎
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Mona Lisa
570 millions of speakers

English

Mona Lisa
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मोना लिसा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الموناليزا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Мона Лиза
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Mona Lisa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মোনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Mona Lisa
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mona
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mona Lisa
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

モナリザ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모나리자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mona
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Mona Lisa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மோனா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mona
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Mona Lisa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Mona Lisa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Мона Ліза
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Mona Lisa
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Mona Lisa
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Mona Lisa
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Mona Lisa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Mona Lisa
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Mona Lisa

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MONA LISA»

The term «Mona Lisa» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.883 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Mona Lisa

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5 QUOTES WITH «MONA LISA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Mona Lisa.
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Noel Coward
Mona Lisa looks as if she has just been sick, or is about to be.
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John C. Danforth
I was to Japanese visitors to Washington what the Mona Lisa is to Americans visiting Paris.
3
Grimes
I feel like vocals are to music what portraits are to painting. They're the humanity. Landscapes are good and fine, but at the end of the day everyone loves the Mona Lisa.
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Sol LeWitt
Also, since art is a vehicle for the transmission of ideas through form, the reproduction of the form only reinforces the concept. It is the idea that is being reproduced. Anyone who understands the work of art owns it. We all own the Mona Lisa.
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George Steinbrenner
Owning the Yankees is like owning the Mona Lisa.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MONA LISA»

Discover the use of Mona Lisa in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Mona Lisa and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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I, Mona Lisa
Set against the drama of 15th Century Florence, I, Mona Lisa is painted in many layers of fact and fiction, with each intricately drawn twist told through the captivating voice of Mona Lisa herself.
Jeanne Kalogridis, 2007
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I, Mona Lisa
A meticulously detailed historical novel, set against the turbulent backdrop of fifteenth-century Florence, chronicles the life and times of Madonna Lisa, the mysterious woman who becomes the subject of Leonardo da Vinci's most famous and ...
Jeanne Kalogridis, 2006
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Mona Lisa Overdrive
William Gibson, author of the extraordinary multiaward-winning novel Neuromancer, has written his most brilliant and thrilling work to date . . .The Mona Lisa Overdrive.
William Gibson, 2012
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Chasing Mona Lisa: A Novel
"--Lynn Vincent, New York Times bestselling writer of Heaven Is for Real and Same Kind of Different as Me Tricia Goyer is the coauthor of The Swiss Courier as well as the author of many other books, including Night Song and Dawn of a ...
Tricia Goyer, Mike Yorkey, 2012
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The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from ...
Dynamic design, with succinct, page-length essays, frequent sidebars, and abundant color illustrations incorporated into the text, make The Annotated Mona Lisa a browser's delight, as well as an authoritative reference that can be read from ...
Carol Strickland, John Boswell, 2007
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Stealing Mona Lisa: A Mystery
Stealing Mona Lisa is a Kirkus Reviews Best of 2011 Mysteries title. One of Library Journal's Best Mystery Books of 2011
Carson Morton, 2011
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Mona Lisa smile: a novel
Life at Wellesley College changes dramatically when UCLA graduate Katherine Watson joins the art history faculty and shakes up the prestigious all-female institution.
Deborah Chiel, Lawrence Konner, Mark D. Rosenthal, 2003
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Katie and the Mona Lisa
At the art museum, while her grandmother dozes, Katie steps into the painting of the Mona Lisa and together they have adventures with the characters from four other well-known Renaissance paintings. Includes information about the artists.
‎1999
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Becoming Mona Lisa: The Making of a Global Icon
Sophisticated prose and gorgeous illustrations combine to reveal how Leonardo da Vinci's creation became the greatest masterpiece in the history of art by exploring the birth of the painting, who the subject was, why it gained international ...
Donald Sassoon, 2003
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Math and the Mona Lisa: The Art and Science of Leonardo da Vinci
Math and the Mona Lisa picks up where The Da Vinci Code left off, illuminating Leonardo's life and work to uncover connections that, until now, have been known only to scholars.
Bulent Atalay, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MONA LISA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Mona Lisa is used in the context of the following news items.
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Art event: “Mona Lisa Reimagined”
Few would argue that the “Mona Lisa (La Gioconda)” isn't the most famous painting in the world. Who isn't familiar with the portrait by Leonardo ... «Columbus Alive, Jul 15»
2
New Music: David Oscar - Mona Lisa (Prod. by Killo Beat)
Actor/Musician David Oscar's second single in out and it is titled "Mona Lisa". The release comes after David blasted colleague actress Yvonne ... «Pulse.com.gh, Jul 15»
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31 People Who Are Loving This Taylor Swift-Nicki Minaj-Katy Perry …
Katy Perry came thru like: pic.twitter.com/xRz6AYkiz3. — Mona Lisa ™ (@MinajCoreStan) July 22, 2015. Katy Perry getting in on this Taylor ... «E! Online, Jul 15»
4
Artists Interpret the American Flag
Goldberg pointed out the playful pieces as well, such as Anita Kunz's "Mona Lisa with Flag Hat" and Keith Norval's cast of cartoonish animal ... «Voice of America, Jul 15»
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LACMA Using Memes to Attract The Youths
The Mona Lisa adorns everything from pizza boxes to toothpaste, and still it's regarded as one of the greatest paintings of all time.” Meme on ... «Paste Magazine, Jul 15»
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My Journey into a Secret Underground Guerrilla Art Event
... easily been on a beach. “Hi,” said S. “We're looking for…you know.” Yellow Hat Woman raised her eyebrows and gave us a Mona Lisa smile. «Inverse, Jul 15»
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5 things we can learn from European museums
Luckily, the Mona Lisa is a patient sort. You, gentle reader, may not be so patient, however. Here, then, are five things American museums can ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
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A guide to becoming the campus creep
They may fidget uncomfortably under your gaze, but don't stop until your sketch is complete. Don't they know they could be the next Mona Lisa? «Daily Californian, Jul 15»
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July 23-29: Variety of States
He used it to analyze the expression of the woman in Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting, the Mona Lisa. The results suggest that she is 83 ... «Salt Lake City Weekly, Jul 15»
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Art Exhibit Gives Blind People a Vision of the Mona Lisa
... del Prado is changing that with an exhibit in which visitors are encouraged to get hands-on with famous artworks, such as the Mona Lisa. «TakePart, Jul 15»

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