Casanova

[kaz-uh-noh-vuh, kas-, kah-sah-naw-vah]

noun

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

2. a man with a reputation for having many amorous adventures; rake; Don Juan.

Casanova

/ ˌkæsəˈnəʊvə /

noun

1. Giovanni Jacopo (dʒoˈvanni ˈjaːkopo). 1725–98, Italian adventurer noted for his Mémoires, a vivid account of his sexual adventures and of contemporary society

2. any man noted for his amorous adventures; a rake

Other Word Forms

• Casanovanic adjective

Example Sentences

Then there’s de Lesseps, a charmer so adept at the art of seduction that Casanova would quake in his pantaloons watching her work.

From Salon

Junior quarterback Gabe Casanovas has 36 touchdown passes for the Mustangs.

From Los Angeles Times

Depp's costume in Sleepy Hollow, and Heath Ledger's masquerade ball costume from Casanova, are also up for sale.

From BBC

It was among these immune cells that first author Neehus, of Casanova's lab at the Institut Imagine in Paris, was seeking evidence of genetic deficiencies that might alter their behavior.

From Science Daily

"Weak inflation and the recent liquidity squeeze call for stronger policy support this week," Carlos Casanova, senior economist for Asia at UBP, said in a note this week.

From Reuters