Phrase guide

Mona Lisa

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˌməʊnə ˈliːzə/
  • US: /ˌmoʊnə ˈlisə/
  • rhymes with -iːzə
  • rhymes with -iːsə
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1

name

Meaning 1

A portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci, widely considered to be the most famous painting in history.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: with-definite-article

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

The subject of the painting, Lisa del Giocondo, née Gherardini (1479–1542).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A masterpiece, an outstanding work.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A woman who resembles the subject of this painting, renowned for her beauty and enigmatic smile.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Joconde

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Monna Lisa (literally “my lady Lisa”), from monna (abbreviation of madonna) + Lisa, the given name of Lisa del Giocondo, née Gherardini (1479–1542).

Across languages

Translations

99 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Amharic: ሞና ሊዛ (mona liza) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Amharic: ላ ጆኮንዳ (la ǧokonda) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Arabic: الْمُونَّالِيزَا (al-mūnnālīzā) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Arabic: الْجِيُوكَانْدَا (al-jiyūkāndā) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Armenian: Մոնա Լիզա — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Armenian: Ջոկոնդա (J̌okonda) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Assamese: মনালিছা (monalisa) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Azerbaijani: Mona Liza — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Azerbaijani: Cakonda — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Belarusian: Мо́на Лі́за (Móna Líza) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Belarusian: Джако́нда (Džakónda) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Bengali: মোনা লিসা (mōna liśa) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Bengali: মোনালিসা (mōnaliśa) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Burmese: မိုနာလီဆာ (muinalihca) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Chinese Cantonese: 蒙娜麗莎 /蒙娜丽莎 (mung4 naa4 lai6 saa1) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蒙娜麗莎 /蒙娜丽莎 (Méngnà Lìshā) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Corsican: a Giuconda — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Corsican: a Ghjuconda — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Esperanto: la Ĝokonda — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Estonian: Mona Lisa — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Finnish: Mona Lisa — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • French: La Joconde — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Georgian: მონა ლიზა (mona liza) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Georgian: ჯოკონდა (ǯoḳonda) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • German: Mona Lisa — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Greek: η Μόνα Λίζα (i Móna Líza) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Greek: η Τζιοκόντα (i Tziokónta) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Greek: η Τζοκόντα (i Tzokónta) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Gujarati: મોના લીસા (monā līsā) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Hebrew: מוֹנָה לִיזָה (Móna Líza) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Hebrew: לָה ג׳וֹקוֹנְדָה (la Jokónda) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Hindi: मोना लीज़ा (monā līzā) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Hungarian: a Mona Lisa — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Icelandic: Móna Lísa — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Italian: la Gioconda — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Italian: la Monna Lisa — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Japanese: モナ・リザ (Mona-Riza) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Japanese: モナリザ (Monariza) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Javanese: Monalisa — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Kannada: ಮೋನ ಲೀಸ (mōna līsa) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Kannada: ಲ ಗಿಯೊಕೊಂಡ (la giyokoṇḍa) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Kannada: ಲ ಜೊಕೊಂದೆ (la jokonde) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Korean: 모나리자 (MonaRija) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Korean: 라 조콘다 (ra Jokonda) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Central Kurdish: مۆنالیزا (monalîza) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Northern Kurdish: Mona Lîza — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Lao: ລາໂຊກົງ (lā sō kong) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Lao: ລາຊໍກອງ (lā sǭ kǭng) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Latin: Iucunda — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Latvian: Mona Liza — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Latvian: Džokonda — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Lithuanian: Mona Liza — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Lithuanian: Džokonda — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Macedonian: Мона Лиза — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Macedonian: Џоконда (Džokonda) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Malayalam: മോണാലിസ (mōṇālisa) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Marathi: मोनालिसा (monālisā) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Nepali: मोना लिजा (monā lijā) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Nepali: ला जोक्कोन्दा (lā jokkondā) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Nepali: ला झोकोंद (lā jhokonda) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Norwegian: Mona Lisa — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Persian: مونالیزا (monâlizâ) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Persian: لبخند ژوکوند (labxand žokond) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Polish: Mona Lisa — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Polish: Gioconda — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Portuguese: a Mona Lisa — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Portuguese: a Gioconda — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Punjabi: ਮੋਨਾ ਲੀਜ਼ਾ (monā līzā) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Russian: Мо́на Ли́за (Móna Líza) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Russian: Джоко́нда (Džokónda) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Serbo-Croatian: Мона Лиза — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Serbo-Croatian: Ђоконда — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Serbo-Croatian: Mona Lisa — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Serbo-Croatian: Gioconda — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Sinhalese: මොනාලිසා (monālisā) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Sinhalese: ලා ජියොකොන්ඩා (lā jiyokonḍā) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Slovak: Mona Líza — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Slovene: Mona Liza — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Spanish: la Gioconda — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Spanish: la Mona Lisa — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Swedish: Mona Lisa — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Swedish: Mona-Lisa — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Tamil: மோனா லிசா (mōṉā licā) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Tamil: லா ஜியோகொண்டா (lā jiyōkoṇṭā) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Telugu: మోనాలిసా (mōnālisā) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Thai: โมนาลิซา (moo-naa lí-saa) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Thai: ลาโจกอนดา (laa joo-gɔɔn-daa) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Thai: ลาโชกงด์ (laa choo-gongd) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Tibetan: མོ་ན་ལི་ས (mo na li sa) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Ukrainian: Мо́на Лі́за (Móna Líza) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Ukrainian: Джоко́нда (Džokónda) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Urdu: مونا لیزا (Mōnā Līzā) — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Venetan: la Zoconda — portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • French: la Joconde — subject of the painting, Lisa del Giocondo, née Gherardini
  • Polish: Mona Lisa — subject of the painting, Lisa del Giocondo, née Gherardini
  • Polish: Gioconda — subject of the painting, Lisa del Giocondo, née Gherardini
  • French: joconde — woman who resembles the subject of the Mona Lisa
  • Polish: Mona Lisa — woman who resembles the subject of the Mona Lisa
  • Polish: Gioconda — woman who resembles the subject of the Mona Lisa