mondano

Italian

Etymology 1

From Late Latin mundānus. Compare French mondain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /monˈda.no/
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Hyphenation: mon‧dà‧no

Adjective

mondano (feminine mondana, masculine plural mondani, feminine plural mondane)

  1. worldly, earthly; mundane
  2. social
  3. (relational) society
Derived terms

Noun

mondano m (plural mondani, feminine mondana)

  1. socialite
    • 2013, Paolo Sorrentino, 00:34:49 from the start, in La grande bellezza, spoken by Jep Gambardella (Toni Servillo):
      Ma io non volevo essere semplicemente un mondano. Volevo diventare il re dei mondani. E ci sono riuscito.
      […] but I didn't just want to live the high life, I wanted to be the king of the high life.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmon.di.no/
  • Rhymes: -ondino

Verb

mondano

  1. third-person plural present indicative of mondare

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