Palladio, Andrea

[ (puh-lah-dee-oh) ]

Save This Word!

A sixteenth-century Italian architect. In works such as San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice and the Villa Rotonda in Vicenza, he incorporated elements of classical Roman architecture and broke sharply with the ornate Renaissance style. His treatise Four Books of Architecture was especially influential to the designs of Christopher Wren in England.

QUIZ

ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?

We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.

Question 1 of 8

Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?

navy

beryl

azure

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Meet Grammar Coach

Write or paste your essay, email, or story into Grammar Coach and get grammar help

Improve Your Writing

Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing

Words nearby Palladio, Andrea

Palladian, Palladian window, palladic, palladinize, Palladio, Palladio, Andrea, palladium, palladous, pallanesthesia, Pallas, Pallas Athena

How to use Palladio, Andrea in a sentence

Most of us have an unhealthy relationship with anger, writes author and psychologist Andrea Brandt.
Can Self-Help Books Really Make a New You?|Lizzie Crocker|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
ANDREA CONSTAND (2004) The most litigious of the group is Constand.
Bill Cosby’s Long List of Accusers (So Far): 18 Alleged Sexual Assault Victims Between 1965-2004|Marlow Stern|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Andrea Yates drowned all five of her children in 2001, even chasing after them when they tried to flee.
Postpartum Stigma: Why My Patient Committed Suicide|Jean Kim|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Andrea described the whole scene very well in her autobiography, Talking Back to Presidents, Dictators, and Assorted Scoundrels.
The Warlord Who Defines Afghanistan: An Excerpt From Bruce Riedel’s ’What We Won’|Bruce Riedel|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Every day have a segment called “What would Andrea Dworkin say?”
Is There Life Left in ‘The View’?|Tim Teeman|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Andrea turns to his knights, and leaving the room with them points to the flag bearing thePg 224 block and axe as emblems.
Frdric Mistral|Charles Alfred Downer
The Queen recalls the fact that she was married at nine to Andrea, then only a child too; and she has never known love.
Frdric Mistral|Charles Alfred Downer
These indiscreet advisers brought matters to extremes, so that Andrea was strangled in 1345.
Frdric Mistral|Charles Alfred Downer
But Andrea spills salt upon the table, which evil augury seems to be taken seriously.
Frdric Mistral|Charles Alfred Downer
On Andrea's face, observed by Gilbert with sustained attention, was perfect calm under slight surprise.
Balsamo, The Magician|Alexander Dumas