Goldoni

American  

[gawl-doh-nee, gawl-daw-nee] / gɔlˈdoʊ ni, gɔlˈdɔ ni /

noun

1. Carlo 1707–93, Italian dramatist.

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Goldoni British  

/ ɡolˈdoːni /

noun

1. Carlo (ˈkarlo). 1707–93, Italian dramatist; author of over 250 plays in Italian or French, including La Locandiera (1753). His work introduced realistic Italian comedy, superseding the commedia dell'arte

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Other Word Forms

• Goldonian adjective

Example Sentences

The Venetian playwright Carlo Goldoni famously depicted them as quarrelsome, if good-hearted simpletons, getting into brawls for trivial reasons.

From New York Times

But he does not feel split loyalties along the lines of Truffaldino Battochio, the title character of Carlo Goldoni’s “The Servant of Two Masters.”

From Seattle Times

But he does not feel split loyalties along the lines of Truffaldino Battochio, the title character of Carlo Goldoni’s “The Servant of Two Masters.”

From Washington Times

The plot of “Gazzetta,” taken from a commedia dell’arte play by Carlo Goldoni, is beyond crazy complicated.

From Los Angeles Times

There it was unveiled on Monday in Largo Goldoni, in front of a downtown palazzo owned by Fendi, which commissioned the work.

From New York Times