Casanova
Gio·van·ni Ja·co·po [jaw-vahn-nee yah-kaw-paw], /dʒɔˈvɑn ni ˈyɑ kɔ pɔ/, 1725–98, Italian adventurer and writer.
a man with a reputation for having many amorous adventures; rake; Don Juan.
Other words from Casanova
- Cas·a·no·van·ic [kaz-uh-noh-van-ik, kas-], /ˌkæz ə noʊˈvæn ɪk, ˌkæs-/, adjective
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How to use Casanova in a sentence
Ominously, unlike Casanova’s autoantibodies, many of Ring’s appeared to be brand new.
Could covid lead to a lifetime of autoimmune disease? | Adam Piore | April 23, 2021 | MIT Technology Review“The autoantibodies already exist—their creation is not triggered by the virus,” Casanova explains.
Could covid lead to a lifetime of autoimmune disease? | Adam Piore | April 23, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewWhile Casanova attributed the rogue antibodies to the legacy of a previous infection, Ring’s data suggested that new ones can somehow be created by covid itself.
Could covid lead to a lifetime of autoimmune disease? | Adam Piore | April 23, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewRing quickly confirmed Casanova’s results in some of his own patients.
Could covid lead to a lifetime of autoimmune disease? | Adam Piore | April 23, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewIn the severely ill patients, those auto-antibodies probably existed in their blood before they got sick, says Casanova, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at the Rockefeller University in New York City.
Defects in early immune responses underlie some severe COVID-19 cases | Erin Garcia de Jesus | September 25, 2020 | Science News
The deportation faced by Generals Garcia and Vides Casanova may not seem like justice to some.
His memoirs led Campagnol to a convent at the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli on Murano, where Mr. Casanova had a lover.
The Venetian Nuns Who Ditched Their Habits for High Fashion | Liza Foreman | September 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLegendary Italian seducer Casanova is rumored to have eaten more than fifty oysters a day to boost his sexual prowess.
Seduce Like a Writer: How 7 Famous Scribes Wooed | Joni Rendon, Shannon McKenna Schmidt | February 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Spanish star plays a sociopath in his cinematic reunion with Pedro Almodóvar—and a Casanova feline in Puss in Boots.
There have always been some people who had far more sex partners than others (historically, Casanova; today, Tiger Woods).
Casanova's Memoirs are almost excluded from general use by the nature of their predominant pre-occupation.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the first | Count Carlo GozziAfter a moment two heavy curtains parted at the rear of the room and the Countess Casanova stood before him.
Bunker Bean | Harry Leon WilsonThe Countess Casanova had doubtless deceived him, though perhaps unintentionally.
Bunker Bean | Harry Leon WilsonThe second room contains pottery, collected by Casanova's Waldstein on his Eastern travels.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete | Jacques Casanova de SeingaltCasanova says that some one 'avoit, comme de raison, forme le projet d'allier Dieu avec le diable.'
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete | Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
British Dictionary definitions for Casanova
/ (ˌkæsəˈnəʊvə) /
Giovanni Jacopo (dʒoˈvanni ˈjaːkopo). 1725–98, Italian adventurer noted for his Mémoires, a vivid account of his sexual adventures and of contemporary society
any man noted for his amorous adventures; a rake
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