Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

machiavelli

/mˌɑkiəvˈɛli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: machi-avel-li
IPA: /mˌɑkiəvˈɛli/

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527), Italian statesman and writer, whose work The Prince (1532) advises that acquiring and exercising power may require unethical methods.

noun

Someone like Niccolò Machiavelli: a Machiavellian person

Example Sentences

"As Mannheim observed, this idea goes back beyond Marx; the hypocrisy of moral ideals, religious beliefs, and philosophical doctrines was pointed out by Machiavelli, and between Marx and Mannheim we can find similar ideas in Nietzsche and Sorel."

Etymology

Probably from Italian mal- + chiavello, in which the second component is a diminutive of chiavo (“nail”). The name is attested in a Late Latin document in the form Malclavelli.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Machiavellis (plural)

Derived Forms

Machiavellism

Frequently Paired Words

Machiavel

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce machiavelli?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˌɑkiəvˈɛli/.
What does machiavelli mean?: Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527), Italian statesman and writer, whose work The Prince (1532) advises that acquiring and exercising power may require unethical methods.
Where does machiavelli come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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