perbenista

Italian

Etymology

From perbenismo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /per.beˈnis.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Hyphenation: per‧be‧nì‧sta

Adjective

perbenista m or f (masculine plural perbenisti, feminine plural perbeniste)

  1. conformist, prissy, bourgeois
    Synonym: perbenistico

Noun

perbenista m or f by sense (masculine plural perbenisti, feminine plural perbeniste)

  1. conformist, prissy person, bourgeois

Further reading

  • perbenista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana