Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

concetto

/kənˈt͡ʃɛtəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: con-cet-to
IPA: /kənˈt͡ʃɛtəʊ/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Affected wit; a witty turn of phrase; a conceit.

Example Sentences

"Tasso in particular, Mirollo notes, treated the concetto "as the equivalent in a lyric poem of plot in longer works." Pellegrino, similarly, and with reference to Tasso, says that concetti "are the soul and the form of a composition" […]"
"But to restrict the concetto to an idea or concept gives short shrift to the metaphorical and sometimes occult implications of the term. Conceit as discors concordia involves the comparison of unlike things, the finding of similarity in dissimilarity."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian concetto, from Latin conceptus. See conceit and concept, which are doublets.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: concetto, conceptus

Inflected Forms

concetti (plural)

Derived Forms

concettism

Synonyms

conceit

Rhymes With

ghetto stiletto palmetto falsetto libretto amaretto cornetto lazaretto in petto duetto stretto dolcetto

Questions

How do you pronounce concetto?: The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈt͡ʃɛtəʊ/.
What does concetto mean?: Affected wit; a witty turn of phrase; a conceit.
Where does concetto come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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