Italianism

[ ih-tal-yuh-niz-uhm ]

noun

an Italian practice, trait, or idiom.
Italian quality or spirit.

Origin of Italianism

First recorded in 1585–95; Italian + -ism

Other words from Italianism

an·ti-I·tal·ian·ism, noun
pro-I·tal·ian·ism, noun

Words Nearby Italianism

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How to use Italianism in a sentence

All that was essentially Spanish was for the time forgotten, submerged in an imported Italianism.
The Story of Seville | Walter M. Gallichan
We see in this the first blow struck at the triumphant Italianism.
Handel | Romain Rolland
He was not suited to strive with Bononcini on the ground of Italianism.
Handel | Romain Rolland
But it was its pure Italianism that prevented it from winning immediate success in Paris.
How Music Developed | W. J. Henderson
Here, therefore, is to be found an even deeper fear of Italianism, and here still sterner methods are employed to stamp it out.
Italy at War and the Allies in the West | E. Alexander Powell

British Dictionary definitions for Italianism

Italianism

Italicism (ɪˈtælɪˌsɪzəm)

/ (ɪˈtæljəˌnɪzəm) /

noun

an Italian custom or style
Italian quality or life, or the cult of either

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