Silone

American

[si-loh-nee, see-law-ne] / sɪˈloʊ ni, siˈlɔ nɛ /

noun

Ignazio Secondo Tranquilli, 1900–78, Italian author.

Silone British

/ siˈloːne /

noun

Ignazio (iɲˈɲattsjo). 1900–78, Italian writer, noted for his humanitarian socialistic novels, Fontamara (1933) and Bread and Wine (1937)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Second-year Ohio State student Abby Silone showed a group of reporters how to use the automated carriers at the Aug. 19 demonstration.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2021

A dramatic act of protest by a simple, apolitical man in an obscure place: the story could have been written by Silone or Malraux.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 28, 2016

“The God That Failed,” published in 1950, compiled personal narratives by six former Communists and fellow-travellers, including André Gide, Arthur Koestler, Ignazio Silone, and Richard Wright.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 22, 2016

"The world of culture is on Danilo's side," said Silone.

From Time Magazine Archive

Yet, as keeper of the flame, Silone is an exceedingly human presence: Columnist Murray Kempton once described him as looking and talking like a tobacconist.

From Time Magazine Archive

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023