"Machiavelli" meaning in English

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Proper name

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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|-}} Italian, {{af|it|mal-|chiavello|nocat=1}} mal- + chiavello, {{m|it|chiavo||nail}} chiavo (“nail”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Machiavelli
  1. Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527), Italian statesman and writer, whose work The Prince (1532) advises that acquiring and exercising power may require unethical methods. Categories (topical): Individuals Derived forms: Machiavellism Translations (Italian statesman and writer): Մաքիավելի (Makʿiaveli) (Armenian), Մակիավելլի (Makiavelli) (Armenian), Machiavel [masculine] (French), Machiavelli (Italian), Макиаве́лли (Makiavélli) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Machiavelli-en-name-e0Rs1S3u Disambiguation of Individuals: 54 46

Noun

Forms: Machiavellis [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|-}} Italian, {{af|it|mal-|chiavello|nocat=1}} mal- + chiavello, {{m|it|chiavo||nail}} chiavo (“nail”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Machiavelli (plural Machiavellis)
  1. Someone like Niccolò Machiavelli: a Machiavellian person Categories (topical): Individuals Related terms: Machiavel
    Sense id: en-Machiavelli-en-noun-UoEUjs8e Disambiguation of Individuals: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Philosophers Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 32 68 Disambiguation of Philosophers: 25 75

Inflected forms

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