leggiadria

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan leujairia, derived from Vulgar Latin *leviārius, from Latin levis (“light (not heavy)”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /led.d͡ʒaˈdri.a/, [l̺edd͡ʒäˈd̪r̺iːä]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Stress: leggiadrìa
  • Hyphenation: leg‧gia‧dria

Noun

leggiadria f (plural leggiadrie)

  1. loveliness, prettiness
  2. elegance

Derived terms

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