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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Cas•a•no•vaˌkæz əˈnoʊ və, ˌkæs-(n.)

  1. Giovanni Jacopo, 1725–98, Italian adventurer and writer.

    Category: Biography

  2. a man known for his amorous adventures; rake.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Casanova, Giovanni Jacopo Casanova, Casanova de Seingalt, Giovanni Jacopo Casanova de Seingalt(noun)

    an Italian adventurer who wrote vivid accounts of his sexual encounters (1725-1798)

  2. Casanova(noun)

    any man noted for his amorous adventures

Wiktionary

  1. Casanova(Noun)

    A man considered romantic and gallant, especially one who gives amorous attentions to women.

  2. Casanova(Noun)

    A promiscuous, philandering man.

  3. Origin: Eponym from Giovanni Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798), Venetian writer and adventurer.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Casanova

    painter, born in London, of Venetian origin; painted landscapes and battle-pieces (1727-1806).

Freebase

  1. Casanova

    Casanova is a 2005 American romantic film directed by Lasse Hallström starring Heath Ledger and loosely based on the life of Giacomo Casanova.


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