valentino
/ˌvælənˈtiːnoʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "He was a real Valentino."
- "She was working on a stage which represented a guardroom for Christian prisoners, and presently they went there and watched Nicotera, one of many hopeful Valentinos, strut and pose before a dozen female “captives,” their eyes melancholy and startling with mascara."
Etymology
From Italian Valentino, from Latin Valentīnus (“Valentine”), a patronymic from Valēns (Roman cognomen), itself nominalized from vālens (“strong, healthy”) + -īnus (“-ine”). As a noun, named after Italian-American actor Rudolph Valentino (1895–1926). Doublet of Valentine, Valentinus, Valentina, and Valentini.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Valentino, Valentīnus
Usage
Inflected Forms
Valentinos (plural)
Valentinoes (plural)