Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dolce stil nuovo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: dol-ce stil n-uo-vo
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A literary movement in 13th- and 14th-century Italy, influenced by the Sicilian School and Tuscan poetry, and having divine love as its main theme, often incorporating vivid descriptions of female beauty and likening women to angels.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Italian dolce stil nuovo (literally “sweet new style”).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: dolce stil nuovo

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does dolce stil nuovo mean?: A literary movement in 13th- and 14th-century Italy, influenced by the Sicilian School and Tuscan poetry, and having divine love as its main theme, often incorporating vivid descriptions of female beauty and likening women to angels.
Where does dolce stil nuovo come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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