Meanings
casanova1
Casanova2
plural Casanovas
- A promiscuous, philandering man.
Synonyms: philanderer, benedick, cad, drabber, fuck boy, fuck-boy, fuckboy, gallant
Casanova3
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA promiscuous, philandering man.
Origin
Casanova · noun
Named after Venetian writer and adventurer Giacomo Casanova (1725–1798).
Full word history & related roots →Casanova · proper noun
- CatalanCasanova
- ItalianCasanova
- SpanishCasanova
- Romance
- EnglishCasanova
From Romance Casanova (Spanish Casanova, Italian Casanova, Catalan Casanova). From casa (“house”) + nova (“new”). Literally, “new house”.
More words from Romance, Spanish, Italian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 紳士 /绅士, 花花公子
- 紳士 /绅士 (shēnshì)man considered romantic and gallant
- 花花公子 (huāhuā gōngzǐ)promiscuous, philandering man
Dutch casanova
- casanovapromiscuous, philandering man
Finnish auervaara, casanova
- auervaaraman considered romantic and gallant
- casanovaman considered romantic and gallant
- hurmuriman considered romantic and gallant
- auervaarapromiscuous, philandering man
French casanova, don Juan
- casanovaman considered romantic and gallant
- don Juanpromiscuous, philandering man
German Herzensbrecher, Frauenschwarm
- Herzensbrecherman considered romantic and gallant
- Frauenschwarmman considered romantic and gallant
- Casanovapromiscuous, philandering man
- Frauenheldpromiscuous, philandering man
- Weiberheldpromiscuous, philandering man
- Frauenverführerpromiscuous, philandering man
Japanese カサノバ
- カサノバ (kasanoba)promiscuous, philandering man
Korean 카사노바
- 카사노바 (kasanoba)promiscuous, philandering man
Malay kasanova
- kasanovaman considered romantic and gallant
Polish casanova, Don Juan
- casanovaman considered romantic and gallant
- Don Juanman considered romantic and gallant
- donżuanman considered romantic and gallant
- casanovapromiscuous, philandering man
- Don Juanpromiscuous, philandering man
- donżuanpromiscuous, philandering man
Portuguese casanova, casanova
- casanovaman considered romantic and gallant
- casanovapromiscuous, philandering man
Russian казано́ва
- казано́ва (kazanóva)promiscuous, philandering man
Spanish casanova, papi chulo
- casanovaman considered romantic and gallant
- papi chuloman considered romantic and gallant
- galánman considered romantic and gallant
- golfopromiscuous, philandering man
- putopromiscuous, philandering man
- mujeriegopromiscuous, philandering man
Swedish tjejtjusare, casanova
- tjejtjusareman considered romantic and gallant
- casanovaman considered romantic and gallant
- donjuanman considered romantic and gallant
- kvinnotjusareman considered romantic and gallant
- manshorapromiscuous, philandering man
Thai คาสโนวา
- คาสโนวาpromiscuous, philandering man
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with casanova
All rhymes →Cite this entry
casanova. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/casanova
“casanova.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/casanova. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “casanova,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/casanova.
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