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A surname from the Romance languages, equivalent to English Newhouse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Casanova.
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noun
A man considered romantic and gallant, especially one who gives amorous attentions to women.
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noun
A promiscuous, philandering man.
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Synonyms: philanderer, benedick, cad, drabber, fuck boy, fuck-boy, fuckboy, gallant, goat, he-bitch, himbo, homme fatal, horndog, loverboy, loverman, man ho, man whore, man-whore, manslut, manwhore, muttonmonger, pimp, playboy, player, rakehell, rake, rip, rolling stone, rover, salty dog, satyriasist, satyromaniac, satyr, shag bandit, sleaze, smell-smock, striker, stringer, stud, swordsman, tart, tomcat, whoremonger, adulterer, bed-hopper, carpetmonger, chamberer, debauchee, debaucher, fornicator, lecher, lewdster, libertine, hood rat, rantipole, rizzler, roué, seducer, voluptuary, wanton
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noun
any man noted for his amorous adventures
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: womanizer, womaniser, philanderer
noun
an Italian adventurer who wrote vivid accounts of his sexual encounters (1725-1798)
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Synonyms: Giovanni Jacopo Casanova, Casanova de Seingalt, Giovanni Jacopo Casanova de Seingalt
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Broader terms: adventurer, venturer
History
From Romance Casanova (Spanish Casanova, Italian Casanova, Catalan Casanova). From casa (“house”) + nova (“new”). Literally, “new house”.
Named after Venetian writer and adventurer Giacomo Casanova (1725–1798).
Across languages
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