"sprezzatura" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /spret.t͡saˈtu.ra/ Forms: sprezzature [plural]
Rhymes: -ura Etymology: From sprezzare (“to despise”) + -tura. In the sense of nonchalance used by Baldassare Castiglione in Il Cortegiano, published in 1528. Etymology templates: {{af|it|sprezzare|-tura|t1=to despise}} sprezzare (“to despise”) + -tura Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} sprezzatura f (plural sprezzature)
  1. (music, art) nonchalance; sprezzatura Wikipedia link: Baldassare Castiglione, The Book of the Courtier Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Art, Music

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