Italianate
- adjective
- /ˌɪtəlˈjænɪt/
- Streets of houses in light, Italianate colors: cream, yellow, pumpkin.
- Italianate style
Examples
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Its capital, Asmara, used to be a pleasant place with Italianate architecture and optimism.
Blog text (31) -
But unlike Sinatra and his emulators, Bennett was not a smooth-voiced baritone "crooner" but an unmistakably Italianate tenor.
Academic text (2011) -
Then suddenly, through the trees, I saw the red brick, Italianate tower of Main Building.
Fiction book (2002) -
An elaborate painted set of an Italianate castle.
Fiction book (1994) -
An Italianate, classicizing style commanded the most attention.
Academic text (2011) -
At the time of the election, Wolfram's family lived in a rambling Italianate villa in Eutingen, a village in southern Germany.
Academic text (2011) -
The Italianate-style home also accommodated a two-bed hospital, accessible through a separate entrance.
Blog text (8) -
Vincent drew from popular architectural fashions for the Atlanta car shed, particularly simplified versions of the Romanesque Revival and Italianate styles, both rising in popularity during the 1840s.
Academic text (2011) -
The house is built in the Italianate style, a version of Classical architecture popular in the 19th century.
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Harrison's 16-room Italianate Victorian home, built in 1874-75, gets all dressed up for the holidays.
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Etymology
Italianate comes from Italian, from Italy, plus the ending -ate that means 'in the style of'. So Italianate simply means 'in the Italian style' and is used for things that have Italian art or architecture.