noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌlɪ.ənɑːˈdɛskɪ/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌlɪ.ənɑːˈdɛʃɪ/etymologically less correct but possibly more common
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General-American:/ˌli.ənɑɹˈdɛski/
General-American:/ˌli.ənɑɹˈdɛʃi/etymologically less correct but possibly more common
General-American:/lənɑɹˈdɛʃi/
rhymes with -ɛski
rhymes with -ɛʃi
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noun
Meaning 1
A group of artists who worked in the studio of, or under the influence of, Leonardo da Vinci.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian leonardeschi, the masculine plural form of leonardesco (“of or pertaining to Leonardo da Vinci, Leonardesque”), named after the Italian Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) + -esco (“-esque”, suffix forming an adjective or noun indicating relationship, membership or quality).
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
Leonardesklər
— group of artists who worked in the studio of, or under the influence of, Leonardo da Vinci
French:
leonardeschi
— group of artists who worked in the studio of, or under the influence of, Leonardo da Vinci
Galician:
leonardescos
— group of artists who worked in the studio of, or under the influence of, Leonardo da Vinci
Italian:
leonardeschi
— group of artists who worked in the studio of, or under the influence of, Leonardo da Vinci
Polish:
leonardianie
— group of artists who worked in the studio of, or under the influence of, Leonardo da Vinci
Portuguese:
leonardescos
— group of artists who worked in the studio of, or under the influence of, Leonardo da Vinci
Russian:
леонарде́ски
(leonardéski)
— group of artists who worked in the studio of, or under the influence of, Leonardo da Vinci
Spanish:
leonardescos
— group of artists who worked in the studio of, or under the influence of, Leonardo da Vinci
Swedish:
Leonardeschi
— group of artists who worked in the studio of, or under the influence of, Leonardo da Vinci
Ukrainian:
леонарде́ски
(leonardésky)
— group of artists who worked in the studio of, or under the influence of, Leonardo da Vinci
