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Casanova - 3 dictionary results

Cas⋅a⋅no⋅va

[kaz-uh-noh-vuh, kas-; It. kah-sah-naw-vah]
–noun
1. Gio⋅van⋅ni Ja⋅co⋅po [jaw-vahn-nee yah-kaw-paw] , 1725–98, Italian adventurer and writer.
2. a man with a reputation for having many amorous adventures; rake; Don Juan.

Cas⋅a⋅no⋅van⋅ic [kaz-uh-noh-van-ik, kas-] , adjective
Cas·a·no·va   (kās'ə-nō'və, kāz'-)   
n.  
  1. A man who is amorously and gallantly attentive to women.
  2. A promiscuous man; a philanderer.

[After Giovanni Jacopo Casanova de Seingalt.]

Casanova 
1888, from Giacomo Girolamo Casanova de Seignalt (1725-98), legendary debaucher.
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