contessa
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8.6
- noun
- /kənˈtɛsə/
:
condesa
- In the story, the young artist fell in love with a beautiful contessa who inspired many of his greatest works.
Examples
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Telegram for the contessa.
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The day I received the telegram from the contessa.
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I had to keep it from the contessa.
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Well the contessa has spoken.
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No, it's for the contessa.
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His aunt, a contessa, shares one wall of your flat.
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I guess la bella contessa will have to wait.
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He wants me to see some European contessa named Luciana and get to know her.
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The contessa hosted an elegant ball at her estate, inviting all the nobility from the region.
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My grandmother often reminisces about her youth spent with the contessa, who was a close friend of the family.
Synonyms
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6.9
A woman with a noble title, for example the wife of a count
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9.9
A French noble woman with the same rank as a count
Surface Forms
Etymology
Contessa is the Italian form of countess, coming from conte ('count') and the Latin comes, which once meant 'companion'. So a contessa is a woman with a noble title, and the origin helps explain why the word is tied to rank and respect.