Italianate

[ adjective ih-tal-yuh-neyt, -nit; verb ih-tal-yuh-neyt ]
/ adjective ɪˈtæl yəˌneɪt, -nɪt; verb ɪˈtæl yəˌneɪt /

adjective

Italianized; conforming to the Italian type or style or to Italian customs, manners, etc.
Art. in the style of Renaissance or Baroque Italy.
Architecture. noting or pertaining to a mid-Victorian American style remotely based on Romanesque vernacular residential and castle architecture of the Italian countryside, but sometimes containing Renaissance and Baroque elements.

verb (used with object), I·tal·ian·at·ed, I·tal·ian·at·ing.

to Italianize.

Origin of Italianate

From the Italian word italianato, dating back to 1560–70. See Italian, -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM Italianate

I·tal·ian·ate·ly, adverb I·tal·ian·a·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for italianate

Italianate

Italianesque (ɪˌtæljəˈnɛsk)

/ (ɪˈtæljənɪt, -ˌneɪt) /

adjective

Italian in style or character