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

• mondanamente
• mondanità
• sopramondano

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

Anagrams

• nomando