Leopardi

American  

[lee-uh-pahr-dee, ley-, le-aw-pahr-dee] / ˌli əˈpɑr di, ˌleɪ-, ˌlɛ ɔˈpɑr di /

noun

1. Count Giacomo 1798–1837, Italian poet.

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Leopardi British  

/ leoˈpardi /

noun

1. Count Giacomo (ˈdʒaːkomo). 1798–1837, Italian poet and philosopher, noted esp for his lyrics, collected in I Canti (1831)

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Example Sentences

"Cards just make our lives easier: they save us a lot of time," said Gabriele Arnesano who runs Caffe Leopardi in the south eastern town of Maglie.

From Reuters • Dec. 19, 2022

There were religious and literary attractions to Porto Recanati: the famous Loreto shrine is a short drive inland, and one of Italy’s most famous poets, Giacomo Leopardi, was born here.

From The Guardian • Jul. 31, 2018

Brought up in a small hill-town to be a good Catholic by his father, an old-fashioned country nobleman who still wore a sword, Leopardi became an atheist in his teens.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2015

Patrick Renna and Chauncey Leopardi, aka "Ham" and "Squints" from "The Sandlot," visited Gardenhire in his office before the game.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2013

For there are many ways of being a pessimist, and Flaubert's was not at all like that of Schopenhauer or Leopardi.

From Madame Bovary A Tale of Provincial Life by Flaubert, Gustave