ben trovato

[ ben truh-vah-toh; Italian ben traw-vah-taw ]

/ bɛn trəˈvɑ toʊ; Italian bɛn trɔˈvɑ tɔ /

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adjective

appropriate and characteristic even if untrue; happily invented or discovered.

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Origin of ben trovato

First recorded in 1770–75; from Italian: literally, “well found,” in full, Se non è vero, è molto ben trovato “If it isn’t true, it is very well found, happily invented,” a saying especially associated with Giordano Bruno, 16th-century Italian philosopher

Words nearby ben trovato

bento, Benton, Benton Harbor, bentonite, bent out of shape, ben trovato, bentwood, Benu, Benue, Benue-Congo, benumb

How to use ben trovato in a sentence

Ben is not Orthodox or particularly committed to adhering to traditional Jewish laws.
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“I have a survivalist instinct,” said Ben, a 28-year-old New Yorker.
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That quote has been misattributed to him since it first appeared in 1881, when Ben would have been 175 years old.
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The revelation that, at age 42, Ben Affleck has one hell of an ass.
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I made the film with my two best friends from high school, Ben Solomon and Filippo Chia.
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But Decker's and Ben Jonson's works abound in allusions to tobacco, its uses and abuses.
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I never see sech hosses; 'n' they're jest like kittens; they've ben drefful pets, I allow.
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I can hardly help laughing at this myself; for, Se non e vero, ben Trovato!
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Ben Jonson loved the 'durne weed,' and describes its every accident with the gusto of a connoisseur.
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Captain Hallongton had taken the trouble of finding out Black Ben's manner of doing business and had laid his plans accordingly.
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