arditismo

Italian

Etymology

ardito (bold, daring, adventurous) +‎ -ismo (-ism, suffix denoting a system of thought).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ar.diˈtiz.mo/
  • Rhymes: -izmo
  • Hyphenation: ar‧di‧tì‧smo

Noun

arditismo m (plural arditismi)

  1. (historical, sociology) a worldview—developed by some parts of Italian society after World War I—wherein life is to be devoted to risk and adventurism
    • 1929 February 8, Antonio Gramsci, [untitled work]; republished as “Quaderno 1”, in Valentino Gerratana, editor, Antonio Gramsci - Quaderni del carcere [Antonio Gramsci - Notes from prison]‎[1], volume 1, Giulio Einaudi editore, 1977, page 123:
      I comitagi, gli irlandesi, e le altre forme di guerra da partigiani devono essere staccate dalla quistione dell’arditismo, sebbene paiano avere con esso punti di contatto.
      The comitadji, the Irish, and the other forms of guerrilla war must be detached from the matter of adventurism, despite seemingly having things in common with it.

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